General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5216 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 214 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5216 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 214 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. AN ACT REDUCING GENERAL ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES' GRANT AMOUNTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to reduce grants for candidates for state senate to thirty-five thousand dollars and for candidates for state representative to fifteen thousand dollars. Statement of Purpose: To reduce grants for candidates for state senate to thirty-five thousand dollars and for candidates for state representative to fifteen thousand dollars.