Connecticut's 21st State Senate district

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Connecticut's 21st State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the city of Shelton, and parts of Seymour, Monroe, and Stratford. It is currently represented by Republican Jason Perillo.

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List of senators

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
John J. Relihan Democratic 1959 – 1966 Bridgeport Died in office [1]
George Gunther Republican 1967 – 2007 Stratford Longest-serving state legislator in Connecticut history [2]
Dan Debicella Republican 2007 – 2011 Shelton Unsuccessfully ran for Congress
Kevin C. Kelly Republican 2011 – 2025 Stratford Serving as Minority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate
Jason Perillo Republican 2025 – present Shelton

Recent elections

2020

2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) 37,602 100.00
Republican hold

2018

2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21 [4] {
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) 24,589 56.7
Democratic Monica Tujak Brill18,80543.3
Total votes43,394 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) 30,966 65.15
Democratic Prez Palmer16,56134.85
Total votes47,527 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) 21,731 67.7
Democratic Prez Palmer10,38432.30
Total votes32,115 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) 28,528 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Hartford Courant 16 Dec 1966, page 30".
  2. ↑ Slotnik, Daniel E. (August 28, 2012). "George L. Gunther, Connecticut Legislator, Dies at 92". New York Times . Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.
  5. 1 2 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate Elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2022.


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