Nancy Elizabeth Johnson is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007,representing the 6th district and later the 5th District after reapportionment.
John Grosvenor Rowland is an American former politician,author,and radio host who served as the 86th governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004.
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative,U.S. Senator,and the 85th Governor of Connecticut.
Mary CarolynRell was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004 under Governor John G. Rowland,and became governor after Rowland resigned from office. To date,Rell is the last Republican and last woman to serve as Governor of Connecticut.
Eunice Groark was an American politician who was the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1990. Groark ran on the ticket of A Connecticut Party (ACP) with Lowell Weicker,winning the election with 41% of the vote. After Weicker declined to run for a second term,Groark ran for governor on the A Connecticut Party ticket but lost the election to Republican candidate John G. Rowland.
John Moran Bailey was an American politician who played a major role in promoting the New Deal coalition of the Democratic Party and its liberal policy positions.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman won his fourth and final term in the Senate,under the Connecticut for Lieberman party banner.
Michael Jarjura is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Waterbury,Connecticut from 2001-2011.
Sam S. F. Caligiuri is an American lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010,he ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate,but switched for a House seat in Connecticut's 5th congressional district. He was ultimately unsuccessful,losing behind Chris Murphy,54-46%.
Nancy S. Wyman is an American Democratic Party politician who was the 108th lieutenant governor of Connecticut,from 2011 to 2019. She was state comptroller of Connecticut from 1995 to 2011 and was the first woman elected to that office since it was created in 1786. She served as the Chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic Party from 2019 to 2020.
The 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the 88th Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Governor Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9,2009,that she would not seek re-election in 2010. The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss-up. This was the first open seat gubernatorial election in the state since 1994. As of 2024,this is the last time the Governor's office in Connecticut changed partisan control.
The 2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican governor John G. Rowland won reelection to a third consecutive term,defeating Democrat Bill Curry. Rowland became the first Connecticut Governor to win a third term in office,but did not finish his term,resigning in 2004 due to allegations of corruption. Despite losing this election,as of 2022,Curry is the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carry Windham County.
Elections for state and federal offices for the 2010 election cycle in Connecticut,US,were held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Any necessary primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 10,2010.
The 1920 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 2,1920.
Luke Aaron Bronin is an American politician and lawyer who was the 67th mayor of Hartford,Connecticut,serving from January 1,2016,to January 1,2024.
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut,concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points.
Robert Vincent Stefanowski is an American businessman and politician.
The 2018 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives,to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in Democrats expanding control in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,ending the split control in the Senate,that had been in place since the 2016 elections. Primary elections were held on August 14,2018.
Robert M. Ward was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 2007,and as the minority leader from 1995 to 2007,as a member of the Republican Party. He was the longest-serving caucus leader in the state legislature in Connecticut's history.
Pauline Ryder Kezer is an American politician who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1995. She previously served in the Connecticut General Assembly. Since August 2014 she has served as president of the Alden Kindred of America,which owns and operates the John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites.
