Ben McGorty | |
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Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 122nd district | |
Assumed office July 25, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence G. Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | May 2,1964 |
Political party | Republican |
Ben McGorty (born May 2,1964) is an American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Republican,he has been a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2014,elected from the 122nd district. [1] [2]
McGorty is a Lieutenant/Deputy Fire Marshal for the town of Stratford,and a real estate agent. [3] [4] He was first elected to the state House in a July 22,2014 special election, [3] defeating Democratic nominee Arlene Liscinsky in a low-turnout race to fill the vacancy left by the death of state Representative Lawrence G. "Larry" Miller,who held the seat from 1991 until his death on May 31,2014. [5] In the November 2014 general election,McGorty faced no Democratic opponent,with only an unaffiliated petitioning candidate running against him. [6] McGorty was reelected in 2016,when he did not have any Democratic opponent. (McGorty received about 80% of the vote against Green Party candidate Angela Capinera,who won 20% of the vote. [7] McGorty was reelected in 2018 (defeating Democratic challenger Jose Goncalves by about 61% to 39%),and 2020 (again defeating Goncalves,by about 59% to 41%). [3] [8] [9] The 122nd district has an irregular shape:it includes most of Shelton;Oronoque Village and other portions of Stratford north of the Merritt Parkway,and a small part of Trumbull on the town's eastern side. [5]
McGorty embraced Donald Trump in 2016,saying that he was "100 percent" behind Trump's presidential candidacy. [10]
McGorty lives in Shelton. [3] He is a member of the Knights of Columbus. [3] His wife,Noreen,is a Shelton alderman,elected from the Fourth Ward, [3] corresponding to the Huntington neighborhood. [4]
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