Connecticut's 117th House of Representatives district

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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]

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List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
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

Recent elections

2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 117 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Ferraro (incumbent) 7,353 53.91
Democratic Tony Sutton5,88443.14
Independent Party Tony Sutton2161.58
Working Families Tony Sutton1871.37
Total votes13,640 100.00
Republican hold

2018

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Ferraro (Incumbent) 6,027 55.3
Democratic Cindy Wolfe Boynton4,86744.7
Total votes10,894 100.00
Republican hold

2016

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Ferraro (Incumbent) 6,746 56.58
Democratic Sean Ronan5,17743.42
Total votes11,923 100.00
Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Ferraro 3,946 46.9
Democratic Paul Davis (Incumbent)4,13849.2
Independent Party Charles Ferraro3354.0
Total votes8,419 100.00
Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Davis 7,850 100.00
Total votes7,850 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 117". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.