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Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Connecticut General Assembly. Each state elects varying numbers of members of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms. Connecticut has sent five members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2000 United States Census.
The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The House convenes within the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
The sixty-second Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Republican Mark Anderson. The district consists of the towns of Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, and New Hartford.
The 1st Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Matthew Ritter. The district consists of the southeastern part of the town of Bloomfield and northwestern Hartford, including the neighborhoods of Blue Hills and West End. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats; a Republican candidate has not run in the district in over a decade.
The fifteenth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Bobby Gibson. The district consists of part of the towns of Bloomfield and Windsor.
The third Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Minnie Gonzalez. The district consists of part of the city of Hartford, including the neighborhoods of Parkville and Frog Hollow. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Hispanic majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats; a Republican candidate has not run in the district in over a decade.
The fifth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Maryam Khan. The district consists of the northeastern part of the city of Hartford, which includes the Blue Hills, Clay-Arsenal neighborhoods and Downtown Hartford. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats.
The sixth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Edwin Vargas. The district consists of the southwest and south-central parts of the city of Hartford, including the South End neighborhood. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Hispanic plurality population, but also has the largest population of white residents of any Hartford district.
The ninth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Jason Rojas. The district consists of parts of the cities of East Hartford and Manchester and parts of the town of Glastonbury.
The fifty-eighth Connecticut House of Representatives district is an American legislative district, which elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Thomas Arnone. The district consists of part of the town of Enfield, Connecticut, including Enfield's Thompsonville neighborhood.
The fifty-fourth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Gregory Haddad. The district consists the towns of Mansfield, which includes the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut, and Chaplin, which was added to the district in 2001.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Connecticut, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Connecticut.
The thirty-first Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Jill Barry. The district is part of the town of Glastonbury.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Connecticut, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Connecticut's 30th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Berlin and Southington. It has been represented by Republican Donna Veach since 2021.
Connecticut's 93rd House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of New Haven and has been represented by Democrat Toni Walker since 2001.
Connecticut's 95th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of New Haven and has been represented by Democrat Juan Candelaria since 2003.
Connecticut's 129th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Bridgeport and has been represented by Democrat Steven Stafstrom since 2015.
Connecticut's 131st House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Naugatuck and has been represented by Republican David Labriola since 2003.
Connecticut's 149th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Greenwich and Stamford and has been represented by Democrat Rachel Khanna since 2023.
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- ↑ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.