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The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members,each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms;four-year terms are more common.
Alex A. Knopp is an American professor and former politician who served three terms as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 139th District,which encompassed Norwalk,from 1987 to 1993. He served another four terms from the 137th District between 1993 and 2001 for the Democratic Party.
Travis Simms is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,where he represents the 140th Assembly District. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk. He previously served on Norwalk's Common Council. Prior to his political career he was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. is an eleven-term Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,having represented parts of Norwalk and New Canaan in the 142nd District from 1992 until 2015. He served as House Minority Leader from 2007-2015.
Gail Lavielle is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,where she represented the 143rd district. The district included parts of Wilton,Norwalk,and,following redistricting in 2012,Westport. Representative Lavielle,an Assistant House Minority Leader,was the House Ranking Member of the Connecticut General Assembly's Appropriations Committee,and served on the Transportation and Education Committees. During her 10 years in the legislature,she also served on the Finance,Revenue,and Bonding Committee and Higher Education Committee and as House Ranking Member of both the Education Committee and the Commerce Committee.
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Frank J. Esposito was the mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut for seven terms,from 1987 to 2001,the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. He also served four terms from 1981 to 1987 in the Connecticut House of Representatives,including as Assistant Majority Leader and Minority Leader.
William A. Collins was a Democratic former two-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th assembly district and four-term mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut,from 1977 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1987. He founded Minuteman Media,which later became OtherWords,in 1998.
Thomas C. O'Connor was a one term Republican mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1981 to 1983. He had previously served a term in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th District. He was a junior high school history teacher in the Norwalk public schools for 35 years.
Robert Bruce Duff is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate,where he represents Norwalk and part of Darien in Connecticut's 25th District. He previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District. He is currently Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate,and serves as chair of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
Bruce V. Morris was a six-term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk,Connecticut in the 140th assembly district from 2007 to 2019. He was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and on the following committees:finance revenue and bonding;judiciary;human services;legislative management. He was named assistant majority whip during his second term and served in that capacity until his promotion to deputy majority whip in 2012. Morris served as Chairman of the Connecticut General Assembly Black and Puerto Rican Caucus during the 2015-2016 session. He served the previous three sessions as vice-chairman. Morris serves as an assistant pastor at Macedonia Church in Norwalk. He served as Director of Human Relations for the Norwalk school system beginning November 5,1998 until September 2016. He then became District School Climate Coordinator until June 30,2017. He was also an elected executive board member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
Joseph E. Mann is a former two-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district. He served in the Connecticut House from 2003 to 2007. He also served nine years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. He currently serves on the board of Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now.
Donnie R. Sellers Sr. is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district. He resigned his seat in February 1997. He was concurrently serving on the Norwalk Common Council and was an active policeman as well.
John Atkin is a former two term Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate from Norwalk,Connecticut's 25th Senate district and a former three term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th House district.
Connecticut's 137th House district is one of 151 Connecticut House of Representatives districts. It is represented by Kadeem Roberts. The district consists of part of the city of Norwalk.
Joseph Santo is a former Republican member of the Connecticut Senate,representing Norwalk and part of Darien,Connecticut in Connecticut's 25th District from 1986 to 1987. He won the seat in a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of State Senator Andrew J. Santaniello,Jr. He defeated John Atkin for the seat,but was defeated by Atkin later the same year in the general election.
Sally McCarthy Bolster is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District from 1988 to 1993. She has served for many years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. She had previously been an aide to U.S. Representative Stewart McKinney.
Thomas Patrick O'Dea is an American attorney and representative in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 125th District,encompassing parts of Wilton and New Canaan. He is a member of the Republican Party and the House Republican Caucus.
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.
Stephanie Thomas is an American politician currently serving as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. She previously served as a state representative representing the 143rd District in the Connecticut House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,Thomas originally ran for the 143rd seat in 2018 against incumbent Republican Gail Lavielle. Thomas ran again in 2020,defeating Republican challenger Patricia Zuccaro. In the House,Thomas served as a member of both the Commerce and Transportation Committees,as well as the Government Administration and Elections Committee.
