2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election

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2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election
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 2008November 2, 20102012 

All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Christopher Donovan Lawrence Cafero
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat84th district 142nd district (Norwalk and New Canaan)
Seats before11437
Seats won9754
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 17Increase2.svg 17

Speaker before election

Christopher Donovan
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Christopher Donovan
Democratic

The 2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut State Senate.

Representatives elected served a two-year term which began in January 2011.

Current composition

The Connecticut House of Representatives is, as of February 11, 2010, composed of 114 Democrats and 37 Republicans.

DistrictNamePartyHometownFirst ElectedTowns Represented
1Kenneth GreenDemocratic Hartford 1994Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part)
2 Jason Bartlett Democratic Bethel 2006 Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part)
3Minnie GonzalezDemocratic Hartford 1996Hartford (part)
4Kevin RoldanDemocratic Hartford 2006Hartford (part)
5Marie Lopez Kirkley-BeyDemocratic Hartford 1994Hartford (part)
6Hector RoblesDemocratic Hartford 1996Hartford (part)
7Douglas McCroryDemocratic Hartford 2004Hartford (part)
8Joan LewisDemocratic Coventry 2002 Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part)
9Jason RojasDemocratic East Hartford 2008East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part)
10Henry GengaDemocratic East Hartford 2006East Hartford (part)
11Tim LarsonDemocratic East Hartford 2008East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part)
12Ryan BarryDemocratic Manchester 2002Manchester (part)
13John ThompsonDemocratic Manchester 1986Manchester (part)
14Bill AmanRepublican South Windsor 2004South Windsor (part)
15Dave BaramDemocratic Bloomfield 2009Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part)
16 Linda Schofield Democratic Simsbury 2006Simsbury
17Timothy LeGeytRepublican Canton 2008 Avon (part), Canton
18Andrew FleischmannDemocratic West Hartford 1994West Hartford (part)
19 Beth Bye Democratic West Hartford 2006Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part)
20David McCluskeyDemocratic West Hartford 1998West Hartford (part)
21Demetrios GiannarosDemocratic Farmington 1994Farmington (part)
22Elizabeth BoukusDemocratic Plainville 1994 Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville
23 Marilyn Giuliano Republican Old Saybrook 2002 Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Westbrook (part)
24 Tim O'Brien Democratic New Britain 2002 New Britain (part), Newington (part)
25John GeragosianDemocratic New Britain 1994New Britain (part)
26Peter TercyakDemocratic New Britain 2003New Britain (part)
27Sandy NafisDemocratic Newington 1998Newington (part)
28Russell MorinDemocratic Wethersfield 2006Wethersfield (part)
29Antonio GuerreraDemocratic Rocky Hill 2001Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part)
30Joe AresimowiczDemocratic Berlin 2004Berlin (part), Southington (part)
31Thomas KehoeDemocratic Glastonbury 2006Glastonbury (part)
32 Jim O'Rourke Democratic Cromwell 1991Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland
33Joseph SerraDemocratic Middletown 1992Middletown (part)
34Gail HammDemocratic East Hampton 1998East Hampton, Middletown (part)
35Brian O'ConnorDemocratic Westbrook 2000 Clinton (part), Killingworth, Westbrook (part)
36James Field SpalloneDemocratic Essex 2000 Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37Ed JutilaDemocratic Niantic 2004 East Lyme, Salem
38Elizabeth RitterDemocratic Waterford 2004 Montville (part), Waterford
39Ernest HewettDemocratic New London 2004New London (part)
40 Edward Moukawsher Democratic Groton 2002Groton (part), New London (part)
41Elissa WrightDemocratic Groton 2006Groton (part)
42Tom ReynoldsDemocratic Ledyard 2004 Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston
43Diana UrbanDemocratic North Stonington 2000North Stonington, Stonington
44 Mae Flexer Democratic Killingly 2008 Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling
45Steve MikutelDemocratic Griswold 1992Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown
46Melissa OlsonDemocratic Norwich 2002Norwich (part)
47Christopher CoutuRepublican Norwich 2008 Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague
48Linda OrangeDemocratic Colchester 1996Colchester, East Hampton
49Susan JohnsonDemocratic Windham 2008Windham
50Mike AlbertsRepublican Woodstock 2004 Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock
51Shawn JohnstonDemocratic Putnam 1994Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson
52 Penny Bacchiochi Republican Somers 2002Somers, Stafford, Union
53Bryan HurlburtDemocratic Tolland 2006 Ashford, Tolland, Willington
54 Denise W. Merrill Democratic Mansfield Center 1994 Chaplin, Mansfield
55 Pamela Sawyer Republican Bolton 1992 Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough
56Claire JanowskiDemocratic Vernon 2000Vernon (part)
57Ted GrazianiDemocratic Ellington 1998 East Windsor, Ellington
58 Kathleen Tallarita Democratic Enfield 1998Enfield (part)
59Karen JarmocDemocratic Enfield 2006Enfield (part)
60Peggy SayersDemocratic Windsor Locks 1998Windsor (part), Windsor Locks
61Matthew ConwayDemocratic Suffield 2008 East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part)
62Annie HornishDemocratic Granby 2008 Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford
63John RigbyRepublican Colebrook 2002Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester
64 Roberta Willis Democratic Salisbury 2000 Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part)
65Michelle CookDemocratic Torrington 2008Torrington (part)
66Craig MinerRepublican Litchfield 2000 Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part)
67Clark ChapinRepublican New Milford 2000New Milford (part)
68Sean WilliamsRepublican Watertown 2003Watertown, Woodbury (part)
69Arthur O'NeillRepublican Southbury 1988 Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington
70 Rosa Rebimbas Republican Naugatuck 2009Naugatuck (part)
71Anthony D'AmelioRepublican Waterbury 1996 Middlebury, Waterbury (part)
72Larry ButlerDemocratic Waterbury 2006Waterbury (part)
73Jeffrey BergerDemocratic Waterbury 2000Waterbury (part)
74 Selim Noujaim Republican Waterbury 2002Waterbury (part)
75 David Aldarondo Democratic Waterbury 2004Waterbury (part)
76John PiscopoRepublican Thomaston 1988 Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston
77Christopher WrightDemocratic Bristol 2008Bristol (part)
78William HamzyRepublican Terryville 1994Bristol (part), Plymouth
79Frank Nicastro, Sr.Democratic Bristol 2006Bristol (part)
80John "Corky" MazurekDemocratic Wolcott 2002Wolcott, Southington (part)
81Bruce ZalaskiDemocratic Southington 2002Southington (part)
82Emil "Buddy" AltobelloDemocratic Meriden 1994Meriden (part)
83Catherine AbercrombieDemocratic Meriden 2005Berlin (part), Meriden (part)
84 Christopher G. Donovan Democratic Meriden 1992Meriden (part)
85Mary MushinskyDemocratic Wallingford 1980Wallingford (part)
86Vincent CandeloraRepublican North Branford 2006 East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part)
87Steve FontanaDemocratic North Haven 1994North Haven
88J. Brendan SharkeyDemocratic Hamden 2000Hamden (part)
89Vickie Orsini NardelloDemocratic Prospect 1994 Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect
90Mary FritzDemocratic Yalesville 1986Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part)
91Peter VillanoDemocratic Hamden 1992Hamden (part)
92Patricia DillonDemocratic New Haven 1984New Haven (part)
93Toni WalkerDemocratic New Haven 2000New Haven (part)
94 Gary Holder-Winfield Democratic New Haven 2008New Haven (part)
95Juan CandelariaDemocratic New Haven 2002New Haven (part)
96Cameron StaplesDemocratic New Haven 1994Hamden (part), New Haven (part)
97Robert MegnaDemocratic New Haven 2000New Haven (part)
98Patricia WidlitzDemocratic Guilford 1994 Branford (part), Guilford (part)
99 Michael P. Lawlor Democratic East Haven 1986East Haven (part)
100 Matt Lesser Democratic Middletown 2008Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part)
101Deborah HeinrichDemocratic Madison 2004Guilford (part), Madison
102Lonnie ReedDemocratic Branford 1996Branford (part)
103 Elizabeth Esty Democratic Cheshire 2008Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part)
104 Linda Gentile Democratic Ansonia 2004Ansonia (part), Derby (part)
105Theresa ConroyDemocratic Beacon Falls 1996Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part)
106 Christopher Lyddy Democratic Newtown 2008 Newtown (part)
107David ScribnerRepublican Brookfield 1999Bethel (part), Brookfield
108 Mary Ann Carson Republican New Fairfield 1998 Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman
109Joseph TaborsakDemocratic Danbury 2006Danbury (part)
110Bob GodfreyDemocratic Danbury 1988Danbury (part)
111 John H. Frey Republican Ridgefield 1998Ridgefield
112 Debra Lee Hovey Republican Monroe 2002Monroe, Newtown (part)
113Jason PerilloRepublican Shelton 2007Shelton (part)
114 Themis Klarides Republican Derby 1998Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part)
115Stephen DarganDemocratic West Haven 1990West Haven (part)
116Louis EspositoDemocratic West Haven 1992West Haven (part)
117Paul DavisDemocratic Orange 2004Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part)
118 Barbara Lambert Democratic Milford 2008Milford (part)
119Richard RoyDemocratic Milford 1992Milford (part)
120John HarkinsRepublican Stratford 1996Stratford (part)
121Terry BackerDemocratic Stratford 1992Stratford (part)
122Lawrence MillerRepublican Stratford 1990Shelton (part), Stratford (part)
123T.R. RoweRepublican Trumbull 1998Trumbull (part)
124Charles ClemonsDemocratic Bridgeport 2003Bridgeport (part)
125John HetheringtonRepublican New Canaan 2002New Canaan (part), Wilton (part)
126Christopher CarusoDemocratic Bridgeport 1991Bridgeport (part)
127John HennessyDemocratic Bridgeport 2004Bridgeport (part)
128Andres Ayala, Jr.Democratic Bridgeport 2006Bridgeport (part)
129Auden GroginsDemocratic Bridgeport 2008Bridgeport (part)
130Ezequiel SantiagoDemocratic Bridgeport 2008Bridgeport (part)
131David LabriolaRepublican Naugatuck 2002Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part)
132Thomas DrewDemocratic Fairfield 2004Fairfield (part)
133Kim FawcettDemocratic Fairfield 2006Fairfield (part), Westport (part)
134Tony HwangRepublican Trumbull 2008Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part)
135John StrippRepublican Weston 1992 Easton, Redding (part), Weston
136Joe MioliDemocratic Westport 2004Westport (part)
137Chris PeroneDemocratic Norwalk 2004Norwalk (part)
138 Janice Giegler Republican Danbury 2002Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part)
139Kevin RyanDemocratic Montville 1992 Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part)
140Bruce MorrisDemocratic Norwalk 2006Norwalk (part)
141 Terrie Wood Republican Darien 2008Darien, Norwalk (part)
142 Lawrence F. Cafero Republican Norwalk 1992Norwalk (part)
143Antonietta BoucherRepublican Wilton 1996Norwalk (part), Wilton (part)
144Jim ShapiroDemocratic Stamford 2004 Stamford (part)
145Patricia MillerDemocratic Stamford 2008Stamford (part)
146Gerald FoxDemocratic Stamford 2004Stamford (part)
147 William Tong Democratic Stamford 2006New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
148Carlo LeoneDemocratic Stamford 2002Stamford (part)
149Livvy FlorenRepublican Greenwich 2000Greenwich (part), Stamford (part)
150 Lile Gibbons Republican Greenwich 2000Greenwich (part)
151Fred CamilloRepublican Greenwich 2008Greenwich (part)

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