Connecticut DCF Audit Results, GOP Questionable Captured Delegate Power Play, and Supermajority Peril
Republished with permission from AbleChild.
Connecticut’s political dysfunction is on full display, not only in the failures of the state’s child welfare system but also in the recent Connecticut Republican Party chairman election. The same culture of secrecy, exclusion, and lack of accountability that left thousands of children at risk in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) audit is mirrored in the GOP’s leadership process.
The recently released DCF audit revealed a system that repeatedly failed to protect children, with nearly 3,700 runaway incidents in two years and little meaningful oversight or reform. Even more alarming, DCF has long presided over the mass psychiatric drugging of children under Medicaid, often without proper informed consent or transparency.
The agency’s lack of accountability left children exposed to exploitation, wrongful medication, and abuse, while the public was kept in the dark about the true scope of the problem. After AbleChild was shut out of a state behavioral health oversight meeting for presenting data on psychiatric drug use among children in state care—a clear violation of human rights and transparency— AbleChild launched a more in depth investigation into the political processes which are seemingly enabling these failures. In its coverage of the GOP state chairman election, AbleChild was joined by the Indian River Newspaper, The Spark Free Press, responding directly to AbleChild’s exclusion from participating in the behavioral health oversight in Connecticut and the broader pattern of closed-door decision-making harming Connecticut’s most vulnerable.
The June 24, 2025, GOP chairman election at Casa Mia Restaurant was conducted with a process that apparently had the chairman holding a loyalty vote prior to the public vote that took place on June 24th, with an unknown number of delegates voting while others who did not support him abstained or were absent. Access to the votes and the process is very important, and an audit would ensure fairness and transparency. The audit of the process and ethics of the bylaws being handed out the night of what appears to be a secondary vote and codification of the bylaws. The timing and manner of bylaw distribution created a significant barrier to participation. The April 2023 bylaws require that nominations for chairman be made at the organizational meeting, but do not require advance filing or petitioning. However, by withholding the bylaws and any rule changes until the meeting, the process favored insiders and effectively shut out any challenger not already in the chairman’s inner circle.
These games are not unique to one party. Democrats hold a supermajority in Connecticut’s legislature, controlling the flow of billions of dollars in state spending and policy initiatives. Now, even as they weigh a primary challenge within their own ranks, Democrats face their own internal reckoning. The party’s struggles mirror national Democratic turmoil, as seen in the 2024 presidential election with Joe Biden, where efforts to hold a fair and open primary were widely criticized for lack of transparency and insider maneuvering. Connecticut Democrats are not immune: internal divisions, generational tensions, and public frustration are rising as voters demand honest debate and real accountability.
The stakes are enormous. Political parties ultimately control the laws and budgets that shape people’s lives. And as is reflected in the DCF audit, things aren’t going well with Connecticut’s most vulnerable children. When party insiders play procedural games to maintain power—whether by manipulating bylaws, restricting access, or shutting out dissent—they betray the public trust. This isn’t about politics; it’s about process. The people of Connecticut are looking for open debate and leaders who respect the rules, not those who bend them to become the game itself.
Democrats now face the same real problems as Republicans: a restless base, growing calls for transparency, and a public tired of being hoodwinked by backroom deals. If they do not confront these issues head-on, their supermajority will become a liability rather than a strength. The appetite for honest politics is growing—and both parties will be judged by how they respond.
AbleChild calls for an immediate, independent audit of the June 24th GOP chairman election. Only through rigorous oversight, transparency, and a renewed commitment to public accountability can Connecticut begin to rebuild trust and ensure that both its children and its democracy are truly protected.
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