He’s running as a Democrat. His donations go to Republicans.
Thomas Tyler is a registered Democrat on the ballot for the 58th Assembly District. Since 2023, he has given $6,320 to Republican committees and candidates, and $200 to Democrats.
Read the corner: “Democrat for the 58th.”
The big type is about sewage in the Connecticut River. Those discharges come from Massachusetts cities and are governed by federal Clean Water Act consent decrees between those cities and the EPA. (DOJ, 2023; CT AG, 2025) The line that matters here is the small one in the corner: on his own campaign advertising, Tyler labels himself a Democrat.
Every contribution, one by one.
Three years. Three $2,000 checks to the Enfield Republican Town Committee, one to a Republican state representative, and two $100 checks on the Democratic side. Each row is a filed public record.
Receipt search · contributor “Thomas Tyler,” town of Enfield. All amounts paid by personal check.
New to SEEC eCRIS? It’s easier than it looks. Here’s how to look him up.
- Open SEEC eCRIS: seec.ct.gov/Portal/eCRIS/eCrisSearch
- Click Receipt Search.
- For receipt type, select All Receipt Types.
- Enter Thomas Tyler in “Contributor Name,” and Enfield in “City.”
- Optional: set “Sort Results By” to Transaction Date, so the contributions come back in date order.
- Click Search.
- Read the “Committee Party Affiliation” column and the total.
Registered Democrat. Republican checkbook.
Tyler is a registered Democrat. Since 2023, his political money has gone almost entirely to Republicans. Here’s how the label and the money came apart.
One person gathered more of his signatures than anyone else.
To reach the Democratic ballot, Tyler needed 228 valid signatures. One circulator gathered more of them than anyone else.
Source: certified circulator statements, “Tom Tyler 58th 2026,” filed as public court exhibits. The 228-signature requirement is stated in the court’s decision (Santanella v. Jerez, HHD-CV26-6227329-S). Voter information redacted. Alexander’s 2024 primary candidacy: Office of the Secretary of the State, Notice of Primary, June 21, 2024.
Tyler formed no candidate committee and lists no contributors. By his own filing with the state, he is funding the campaign entirely from his personal funds. The largest share of his ballot signatures was gathered by one former legislator; the rest of the campaign he pays for himself. What isn’t there is a single donor.