Sarah is running to continue working on issues that matter to local families, including affordability, quality healthcare, strong public schools, public safety, supporting small businesses, and protecting the environment.

What issues are most important to Sarah?

Her priorities include:

• Lowering costs for families.

• Supporting local businesses and creating good jobs.

• Expanding access to quality healthcare.

• Investing in education and children's services.

• Improving public safety.

• Protecting Connecticut's environment.

• Making government responsive and accessible.

Keitt has spoken publicly about living with multiple sclerosis and has advocated for:

• Better ADA accessibility in Connecticut's Capitol

• Greater inclusion for people with disabilities

• Removing physical barriers to civic participation

Environmental and Consumer Issues

She has also supported legislation concerning:

• Renewable energy

• Consumer protections

• Solar energy policy

• Pesticide reporting transparency

• Environmental health initiatives

Tax and Family Policy

Among the bills she introduced or co-sponsored are proposals to:

• Create a refundable Child Tax Credit

• Increase the state's highest marginal income tax rate

• Establish a surcharge on high-value recreational vessels to generate revenue for state priorities

Keitt has a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and worked in public health advocacy before taking office. That background often informs her approach to healthcare policy, preventive care, and public health initiatives.

Keitt has publicly shared that she lives with multiple sclerosis (MS). She has spoken about navigating the Capitol with a disability and has advocated for improving accessibility and ensuring government buildings and services are more inclusive. This gives her a personal perspective on disability policy that relatively few legislators bring.

Keitt has also been appointed Assistant Majority Leader, a leadership position that reflects confidence from House leadership and gives her a larger role in advancing legislation.

An assistant majority leader is a high-ranking legislative official who assists their party's majority leader. This job includes engaging support and ensuring party members are present for key votes and voting in line with the party's agenda

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Sarah has sponsored and co-sponsored legislation related to healthcare, children's services, workforce development, economic growth, disability accessibility, and election administration. She also serves in House leadership as Assistant Majority Leader and is Vice Chair of the Commerce Committee.

The most recent bills Keitt has wroked on is co-sponsored HB 5561, Increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain healthcare providers.

• Aimed to improve access to care by helping providers remain financially sustainable

  As a member of the Committee on Children, she co-sponsored HB 5004, legislation designed to:

  • Increase accountability within Connecticut's child welfare system.

  • Improve transparency in how the Department of Children and Families operates.

  • Strengthen oversight for children in state care.

Yes! Representative Sarah Keitt loves hearing from her constituents and is committed to making the 134th District a more affordable, safer, and welcoming place for everyone. She believes the best ideas come from listening to the people she represents and works hard to ensure every voice is heard.