Connecticut's 117th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Milford, Orange, and West Haven. It has been represented by Democrat MJ Shannon since 2025. [1]
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Ina Vestal | Republican | 1967 – 1969 | Woodbridge | |
John D. McHugh | Republican | 1969 – 1973 | Orange | Redistricted to the 114th District |
William H. Hofmeister | Republican | 1973 – 1975 | Milford | |
Joseph Bogdan | Democratic | 1975 – 1977 | Milford | |
William H. Hofmeister | Republican | 1977 – 1985 | Milford | |
Raymond V. "Ray" Collins | Republican | 1985 – 1987 | West Haven | |
Arthur C. Gilbert | Democratic | 1987 – 1989 | West Haven | |
Raymond V. "Ray" Collins | Republican | 1989 – 2005 | West Haven | |
Paul Davis | Democratic | 2005 – 2015 | Orange | |
Charles Ferraro | Republican | 2015 – 2025 | West Haven | |
MJ Shannon | Democratic | 2025 – present | Milford |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Ferraro (incumbent) | 7,353 | 53.91 | |
Democratic | Tony Sutton | 5,884 | 43.14 | |
Independent Party | Tony Sutton | 216 | 1.58 | |
Working Families | Tony Sutton | 187 | 1.37 | |
Total votes | 13,640 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Ferraro (Incumbent) | 6,027 | 55.3 | |
Democratic | Cindy Wolfe Boynton | 4,867 | 44.7 | |
Total votes | 10,894 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Ferraro (Incumbent) | 6,746 | 56.58 | |
Democratic | Sean Ronan | 5,177 | 43.42 | |
Total votes | 11,923 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles Ferraro | 3,946 | 46.9 | |
Democratic | Paul Davis (Incumbent) | 4,138 | 49.2 | |
Independent Party | Charles Ferraro | 335 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 8,419 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Paul Davis | 7,850 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 7,850 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |