Connecticut House of Representatives
Lower house of the Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly , the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut . The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits .
The House convenes within the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford .
History
The House of Representatives has its basis in the earliest incarnation of the General Assembly, the "General Corte" established in 1636 whose membership was divided between six generally elected magistrates (the predecessor of the Connecticut Senate) and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony (Hartford , Wethersfield , and Windsor ). The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut , adopted in 1639, replaced the committees with deputies; each town would elect three or four deputies for six-month terms. Although the magistrates and deputies sat together, they voted separately and in 1645 it was decreed that a measure had to have the approval of both groups in order to pass. The Charter of 1662 reduced the number of deputies per town to no more than two, and also changed the title of the legislature to the General Assembly. It was in 1698 that the General Assembly divided itself into its current bicameral form, with the twelve assistants (that replaced the magistrates) as the Council (which became the Senate in the 1818 constitution ) and the deputies as the House of Representatives, which began electing the Speaker to preside over it. The terms of representatives were raised to two years in 1884.[1]
Leadership of the House
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its chief leadership position and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders , are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
The current Speaker is Matthew Ritter of the 1st House District the includes part of Hartford . The Majority Leader is Jason Rojas of the 9th House District which includes part of East Hartford and part of Manchester . The Minority Leader is Republican Vincent Candelora of the 86th House District that includes part of Durham , part of East Haven , part of Guilford , and North Branford .
Composition of the House of Representatives
98
53
Democratic
Republican
Affiliation
Party
Total
Democratic
Republican
Vacant
End of Previous Legislature: 2021–2023
97
54
151
0
Start of Current Legislature: 2023–2025 [2]
96
53
149
2
January 5, 2023 [3]
95
148
3
March 6, 2023 [4]
98
151
0
December 2, 2023 [5]
97
150
1
January 26, 2024 [6]
98
151
0
Latest Voting Share
64.9%
35.1%
List of current members
Current members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, as of December 2, 2023.
District
Name[7]
Party
Home city/town
First elected
Cities/towns represented
1
Matthew Ritter
Dem
Hartford
2010
Hartford (part)
2
Raghib Allie-Brennan
Dem
Bethel
2018
Bethel (part), Danbury (part)
3
Minnie Gonzalez
Dem
Hartford
1996
Hartford (part)
4
Julio Concepcion
Dem
Hartford
2018 (special)
Hartford (part)
5
Maryam Khan
Dem
Windsor
2022 (special)
Hartford (part), South Windsor (part), Windsor (part)
6
James "Jimmy" Sanchez
Dem
Hartford
2023 (special)
Hartford (part), West Hartford (part)
7
Joshua Hall
Dem
Hartford
2017 (special)
Hartford (part)
8
Tim Ackert
Rep
Coventry
2010
Bolton (part), Columbia , Coventry , Lebanon (part), Tolland (part)
9
Jason Rojas
Dem
East Hartford
2008
East Hartford (part), Manchester (part)
10
Henry Genga
Dem
East Hartford
2006
East Hartford (part)
11
Jeffrey Currey
Dem
East Hartford
2014
East Hartford (part), Manchester (part)
12
Geoff Luxenberg
Dem
Manchester
2018
Manchester (part)
13
Jason Doucette
Dem
Manchester
2018
Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part)
14
Tom Delnicki
Rep
South Windsor
2016
South Windsor (part)
15
Bobby Gibson
Dem
Bloomfield
2018 (special)
Bloomfield , West Hartford (part)
16
Melissa Osborne
Dem
Simsbury
2022
Simsbury
17
Eleni Kavros DeGraw
Dem
Avon
2020
Avon (part), Canton
18
Jillian Gilchrest
Dem
West Hartford
2018
West Hartford (part)
19
Tammy Exum
Dem
West Hartford
2019 (special)
Avon (part), West Hartford (part)
20
Kate Farrar
Dem
West Hartford
2020
Newington (part), West Hartford (part)
21
Mike Demicco
Dem
Farmington
2012
Farmington (part)
22
Francis Cooley
Rep
Plainville
2022
Farmington (part), Plainville , Southington (part)
23
Devin Carney
Rep
Old Lyme
2014
Lyme , Old Lyme , Old Saybrook , Westbrook (part)
24
Emmanuel Sanchez
Dem
New Britain
2020
New Britain (part)
25
Bobby Sanchez
Dem
New Britain
2011 (special)
New Britain (part)
26
Peter Tercyak
Dem
New Britain
2003 (special)
New Britain (part)
27
Gary Turco
Dem
Newington
2018
New Britain (part), Newington (part)
28
Amy Morrin Bello
Dem
Wethersfield
2020
Wethersfield (part)
29
Kerry Wood
Dem
Rocky Hill
2018
Rocky Hill , Wethersfield (part)
30
Donna Veach
Rep
Berlin
2020
Berlin (part), Southington (part)
31
Jill Barry
Dem
Glastonbury
2018
Glastonbury (part)
32
Christie Carpino
Rep
Cromwell
2010
Cromwell , Portland
33
Brandon Chafee
Dem
Middletown
2020
Middletown (part)
34
Irene Haines
Rep
East Haddam
2018
East Haddam , East Hampton , Salem (part)
35
Chris Aniskovich
Rep
Clinton
2022
Clinton , Killingworth , Westbrook (part)
36
Christine Palm
Dem
Chester
2018
Chester , Deep River , Essex , Haddam
37
Holly Cheeseman
Rep
East Lyme
2016
East Lyme , Montville (part), Salem (part)
38
Kathleen McCarty
Rep
Waterford
2014
Montville (part), Waterford
39
Anthony Nolan
Dem
New London
2019 (special)
New London (part)
40
Christine Conley
Dem
Groton
2016
Groton (part), New London (part)
41
Aundre Bumgardner
Dem
Groton
2022
Groton (part), Stonington (part)
42
Keith Denning
Dem
Wilton
2022
New Canaan (part), Ridgefield (part), Wilton
43
Greg Howard
Rep
Stonington
2020
Ledyard (part), North Stonington , Stonington (part)
44
Anne Dauphinais
Rep
Killingly
2016
Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling
45
Brian Lanoue
Rep
Griswold
2018
Griswold , Ledyard (part), Lisbon (part), Preston , Voluntown
46
Derell Wilson
Dem
Norwich
2022
Norwich (part)
47
Doug Dubitsky
Rep
Chaplin
2014
Brooklyn (part), Canterbury , Chaplin , Lisbon (part), Norwich (part), Plainfield (part), Scotland , Sprague
48
Mark DeCaprio
Rep
Colchester
2022
Bozrah , Colchester , Franklin , Lebanon (part)
49
Susan Johnson
Dem
Windham
2008
Windham
50
Pat Boyd
Dem
Pomfret
2016
Ashford , Brooklyn (part), Eastford , Hampton , Mansfield (part), Pomfret , Woodstock (part)
51
Rick Hayes
Rep
Putnam
2018
Killingly (part), Putnam , Thompson
52
Kurt Vail
Rep
Stafford
2014
Somers , Stafford , Union , Woodstock
53
Tammy Nuccio
Rep
Tolland
2020
Tolland (part), Willington , Vernon (part)
54
Gregory Haddad
Dem
Mansfield
2010
Mansfield (part)
55
Steve Weir
Rep
Hebron
2022
Andover , Bolton (part), Glastonbury (part), Hebron , Marlborough
56
Kevin Brown
Dem
Vernon
2022
Vernon (part)
57
Jaime Foster
Dem
East Windsor
2020
East Windsor (part), Ellington , Vernon (part)
58
Tom Arnone
Dem
Enfield
2018
Enfield (part)
59
Carol Hall
Rep
Enfield
2016
East Windsor (part), Enfield (part)
60
Jane Garibay
Dem
Windsor
2016
Windsor (part), Windsor Locks (part)
61
Tami Zawistowski
Rep
Suffield
2014
East Granby , Suffield , Windsor Locks (part)
62
Mark Anderson
Rep
Granby
2020
Barkhamsted , Granby , Hartland , New Hartford
63
Jay Case
Rep
Winchester
2012
Colebrook , Torrington (part), Winchester
64
Maria Horn
Dem
Salisbury
2018
Canaan , Cornwall , Goshen , Kent , Norfolk , North Canaan , Salisbury , Sharon , Washington
65
Michelle Cook
Dem
Torrington
2008
Torrington (part)
66
Karen Reddington-Hughes
Rep
Woodbury
2022
Bethlehem , Litchfield (part), Morris , Warren , Woodbury
67
Bill Buckbee
Rep
New Milford
2016
New Milford (part)
68
Joe Polletta
Rep
Watertown
2017 (special)
Watertown , Waterbury (part)
69
Cindy Harrison
Rep
Southbury
2020
Bridgewater , Roxbury , New Milford (part), Southbury (part)
70
Seth Bronko
Rep
Naugatuck
2022
Naugatuck (part)
71
William Pizzuto
Rep
Middlebury
2022 (special)
Middlebury , Waterbury (part)
72
Larry Butler
Dem
Waterbury
2006
Waterbury (part)
73
Ronald Napoli
Dem
Waterbury
2018
Waterbury (part)
74
Michael DiGiovancarlo
Dem
Waterbury
2020
Waterbury (part)
75
Geraldo Reyes
Dem
Waterbury
2016
Waterbury (part)
76
John Piscopo
Rep
Thomaston
1988
Burlington , Harwinton , Litchfield (part), Thomaston
77
Cara Pavalock-D'Amato
Rep
Bristol
2014
Bristol (part)
78
Joe Hoxha
Rep
Bristol
2022
Bristol (part), Plymouth
79
Mary Fortier
Dem
Bristol
2022
Bristol (part)
80
Gale Mastrofrancesco
Rep
Wolcott
2018
Wolcott , Southington (part)
81
Chris Poulos
Dem
Southington
2022
Southington (part)
82
Michael Quinn
Dem
Meriden
2020
Meriden (part)
83
Jack Fazzino
Dem
Berlin
2022
Berlin (part), Meriden (part), Cheshire (part)
84
Hilda Santiago
Dem
Meriden
2012
Meriden (part)
85
Mary Mushinsky
Dem
Wallingford
1980
Wallingford (part)
86
Vincent Candelora
Rep
North Branford
2006
Durham (part), East Haven (part), Guilford (part), North Branford
87
Dave Yaccarino
Rep
North Haven
2010
North Haven
88
Josh Elliott
Dem
Hamden
2016
Hamden (part)
89
Lezlye Zupkus
Rep
Prospect
2012
Bethany , Cheshire (part), Prospect , Waterbury (part)
90
Craig Fishbein
Rep
Wallingford
2016
Middlefield , Wallingford (part)
91
Mike D'Agostino
Dem
Hamden
2012
Hamden (part)
92
Patricia Dillon
Dem
New Haven
1984
New Haven (part)
93
Toni Walker
Dem
New Haven
2001 (special)
New Haven (part)
94
Robyn Porter
Dem
New Haven
2014
Hamden (part), New Haven (part)
95
Juan Candelaria
Dem
New Haven
2002
New Haven (part)
96
Roland Lemar
Dem
New Haven
2010
New Haven (part)
97
Alphonse Paolillo
Dem
New Haven
2018
New Haven (part)
98
Moira Rader
Dem
Guilford
2022
Branford (part), Guilford (part)
99
Joe Zullo
Rep
East Haven
2019 (special)
East Haven (part)
100
Kai Belton
Dem
Middletown
2023 (special)
Middletown (part)
101
John-Michael Parker
Dem
Madison
2020
Durham (part), Madison
102
Robin Comey
Dem
Branford
2018
Branford (part)
103
Liz Linehan
Dem
Cheshire
2016
Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part)
104
Kara Rochelle
Dem
Ansonia
2018
Ansonia , Derby (part)
105
Nicole Klarides-Ditria
Rep
Seymour
2018
Beacon Falls , Derby (part), Seymour
106
Mitch Bolinsky
Rep
Newtown
2012
Newtown (part)
107
Martin Foncello
Rep
Brookfield
2022
Bethel (part), Brookfield , Newtown (part)
108
Patrick Callahan
Rep
New Fairfield
2020
Danbury (part), New Fairfield , New Milford (part), Sherman
109
Farley Santos
Dem
Danbury
2022
Danbury (part)
110
Bob Godfrey
Dem
Danbury
1988
Danbury (part)
111
Aimee Berger-Girvalo
Dem
Ridgefield
2020
Ridgefield (part)
112
Tony Scott
Rep
Monroe
2021 (special)
Easton (part), Monroe , Trumbull (part)
113
Jason Perillo
Rep
Shelton
2007 (special)
Shelton (part)
114
Mary Welander
Dem
Orange
2020
Derby (part), Hamden (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge
115
Bill Heffernan
Dem
West Haven
2024 (special)
West Haven (part)
116
Treneé McGee
Dem
West Haven
2021 (special)
West Haven (part)
117
Charles Ferraro
Rep
West Haven
2014
Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part)
118
Frank Smith
Dem
Milford
2020
Milford (part)
119
Kathy Kennedy
Rep
Milford
2018
Orange (part), Milford (part)
120
Laura Dancho
Rep
Stratford
2022
Stratford (part)
121
Joe Gresko
Dem
Stratford
2016
Stratford (part)
122
Ben McGorty
Rep
Shelton
2014
Shelton (part), Stratford (part), Trumbull (part)
123
David Rutigliano
Rep
Trumbull
2012
Trumbull (part)
124
Andre Baker
Dem
Bridgeport
2014
Bridgeport (part)
125
Tom O'Dea
Rep
New Canaan
2012
Darien (part), New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
126
Fred Gee
Dem
Bridgeport
2022
Bridgeport (part)
127
Marcus Brown
Dem
Bridgeport
2022
Bridgeport (part)
128
Christopher Rosario
Dem
Bridgeport
2014
Bridgeport (part)
129
Steven Stafstrom
Dem
Bridgeport
2015 (special)
Bridgeport (part)
130
Antonio Felipe
Dem
Bridgeport
2019 (special)
Bridgeport (part)
131
David Labriola
Rep
Oxford
2002
Naugatuck (part), Oxford , Southbury (part)
132
Jennifer Leeper
Dem
Fairfield
2020
Fairfield (part)
133
Cristin McCarthy Vahey
Dem
Fairfield
2014
Bridgeport (part), Fairfield (part)
134
Sarah Keitt
Dem
Fairfield
2022
Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part)
135
Anne Hughes
Dem
Redding
2018
Easton (part), Redding , Weston
136
Jonathan Steinberg
Dem
Westport
2010
Westport (part)
137
Kadeem Roberts
Dem
Norwalk
2022
Norwalk (part)
138
Rachel Chaleski
Rep
Danbury
2022
Danbury (part)
139
Kevin Ryan
Dem
Montville
1992
Ledyard (part), Montville (part), Norwich (part)
140
Travis Simms
Dem
Norwalk
2018
Norwalk (part)
141
Tracy Marra
Rep
Darien
2022
Darien (part), Norwalk (part)
142
Lucy Dathan
Dem
New Canaan
2018
New Canaan (part), Norwalk (part)
143
Dominique Johnson
Dem
Norwalk
2022
Norwalk (part), Westport (part)
144
Hubert Delany
Dem
Stamford
2022 (special)
Stamford (part)
145
Corey Paris
Dem
Stamford
2021 (special)
Stamford (part)
146
David Michel
Dem
Stamford
2018
Stamford (part)
147
Matt Blumenthal
Dem
Stamford
2018
Stamford (part)
148
Anabel Figueroa
Dem
Stamford
2023 (special)
Stamford (part)
149
Rachel Khanna
Dem
Greenwich
2022
Greenwich (part), Stamford (part)
150
Steve Meskers
Dem
Greenwich
2018
Greenwich (part)
151
Hector Arzeno
Dem
Greenwich
2022
Greenwich (part)
Past composition of the House of Representatives
Notable former House members
1700s
Jonathan Trumbull , Governor of Connecticut Colony, Governor of Connecticut
Roger Sherman , First Mayor of New Haven , Constitutional Signatory, United States Congressman, United States Senator
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Aide-de-camp to General Washington, Congressman, US Senator, 20th Governor of Connecticut
Jeremiah Wadsworth , Congressman, Constitutional Convention Member
John Davenport (Connecticut politician) , Continental Army Officer, Congressman
1800s
Gideon Tomlinson , Congressman, US Senator, 25th Governor of Connecticut
Noah Webster , Dictionary author and educator
Henry W. Edwards , Congressman, US Senator, 27th and 29th Governor of Connecticut
Samuel A. Foot , Congressman, US Senator, 28th Governor of Connecticut
Isaac Toucey , Congressman, US Senator, United States Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy, 33rd Governor of Connecticut
William W. Eaton , Congressman and US Senator
Marcus H. Holcomb , Connecticut Attorney General, 66th Governor of Connecticut
Henry C. Deming , Congressman, Mayor of Hartford , Commander of the 12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
John T. Wait , Congressman
William E. Simonds , Congressman, Patent Commissioner, Medal of Honor recipient
Augustus Brandegee Congressman, Mayor of New London
John Q. Tilson , Congressman
E. Stevens Henry , Connecticut State Treasurer, Congressman
P.T. Barnum , showman, politician, and businessman known for the Barnum and Bailey Circus .
Charles Phelps , lawyer, state legislator, Connecticut Secretary of State, and first Attorney General of Connecticut
1900s
Marcus H. Holcomb , Attorney General of Connecticut, 66th Governor of Connecticut
Everett J. Lake , 67th Governor of Connecticut
Raymond E. Baldwin , Congressman, United States Senator, 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut, Chief Justice of the Connecticut Court of Errors, Chair of the 1965 Constitutional Convention
Emily Sophie Brown , one of the first women to be elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives
Abraham A. Ribicoff , 80th Governor of Connecticut, United States Senator, United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
John N. Dempsey , 81st Governor of Connecticut
William R. Ratchford , Congressman
Stewart McKinney (politician) , Congressman
Sam Gejdenson , Congressman
Ronald A. Sarasin , Congressman
Ella T. Grasso , 83rd Governor of Connecticut
Barbara B. Kennelly , Congresswoman
William O'Neill , 84th Governor of Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. , Congressman, US Senator, 85th Governor of Connecticut
Sam Gejdenson , Congressman
John G. Rowland , 86th Governor of Connecticut
Gary Franks , Congressman
Christopher Shays , Congressman
Susan Bysiewicz , Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State.
George Jepsen , Connecticut Attorney General and Chair of the Connecticut Democratic Party .
2000s
2010s
2020s
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