Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections,with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were elected by the Connecticut General Assembly. Each state elects varying numbers of members of the House,depending on population,to two-year terms. Connecticut has sent five members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2000 United States Census.
The Connecticut Appellate Court is the court of first appeals for all cases arising from the Connecticut Superior Courts. Its creation in 1983 required Connecticut's voters and legislature to amend the state's constitution. The court heard its first cases on October 4,1983. The Appellate Court was also a partial successor to the former Appellate Session of the Superior Court,a court established to hear appeals in minor matters
John H. Frey is an American real estate broker,businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 111th district from 1999 to 2021.
Thomas Patrick O'Dea is an American attorney and representative in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 125th District,encompassing parts of Darien,North Stamford,and New Canaan. For most of his career,the district included portions of Wilton until the district boundaries were changed in 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party and the House Republican Caucus.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.
Matthew S. Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 147th district in Fairfield County.
Richard C. Vinci is a retired United States Navy rear admiral. He served as the 35th Chief of the United States Navy Dental Corps. He retired in July 2011,after 42 years of naval service. Admiral Vinci is a member of the International College of Dentists,Academy of Operative Dentistry,American Dental Association,American Board of Operative Dentistry,and the American College of Dentists.
Sean Scanlon is an American politician who is the current Comptroller of Connecticut. Scanlon previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 98th district.
Chris Soto is an American politician and former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,serving from 2017 to 2019. He was first elected to the legislature in 2016,representing the 39th district of New London. Chris Soto currently serves as a Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education,Miguel Cardona.
Gerald A. Lamb was an American politician and banker who was Connecticut state treasurer from 1963 to 1970. Lamb broke new ground as the first African American elected to statewide office in Connecticut and as only the third African American in the United States to be elected to the office of state treasurer. In 1970,he became the first African American to serve as state bank commissioner.
Julio A. Concepcion is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 4th district. He assumed office on June 12,2018.
Joe de la Cruz is an American businessman,sheetmetal worker,and politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 41st district. He assumed office in 2017.
Geraldo Reyes Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 75th district. He assumed office on April 28,2016.
Alphonse Paolillo Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 97th district. He assumed office in 2017.
Corey Phillip Paris is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Elected in an April 29,2021 special election,he assumed office on May 4,2021. He was re-elected to a second term in November 2022.
Andre F. Baker Jr. is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 124th district. He assumed office on January 7,2015.
Harry Arora is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District,serving from 2020 to 2023. In 2018,Arora ran against incumbent Jim Himes in the race for Connecticut's Fourth District in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Connecticut State Treasurer in the 2022 election.
John-Michael Parker is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 101st district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 6,2021.
Cristin McCarthy Vahey is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 133rd district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on January 7,2015.
Liz Linehan is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 103rd district. She assumed office in 2017.
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