The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) is the non-partisan,501(C)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1989 by then Colorado State Senator,Larry Trujillo. NHCSL represents over 450 elected Hispanic State legislators throughout the United States,Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Since its founding,the NHCSL's primary mission has been development of policies and procedures that enhance quality of life for Hispanic Communities across the country.
Connecticut's 145th House district is one of 151 Connecticut House of Representatives districts. It is represented by Corey Paris of Stamford. Prior to the redistricting of 1972,the 145th district was in Norwalk.
David R. Martin was the mayor of Stamford,Connecticut,from 2013 to 2021. A Democrat,he was elected Mayor of Stamford in November 2013 in a four-candidate race with approximately 48% of the vote. He was sworn in on December 1,2013. He previously served as the President of the Stamford Board of Representatives and on the Stamford Board of Finance.
Caroline B. Simmons is an American politician serving as the mayor of Stamford,Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as State Representative for Connecticut's 144th District,where she was the youngest female legislator in Connecticut state office. She is married to former Republican State Senator Art Linares. Simmons won the 2021 Stamford mayoral election,becoming the city's first female mayor.
Thomas Patrick O'Dea is an American attorney and representative in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 125th District,encompassing parts of Darien,North Stamford,and New Canaan. For most of his career,the district included portions of Wilton until the district boundaries were changed in 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party and the House Republican Caucus.
Kerry Szeps Wood is an American politician who serves in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 29th district in Hartford County. She has held the position since 2018.
David Michel is an American politician who is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 146th district in Fairfield County. Michel Co-Chairs the CT Animal Advocacy Caucus with fellow State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria.
Matthew S. Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 147th district in Fairfield County.
Sean Scanlon is an American politician who is the current Comptroller of Connecticut. Scanlon previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 98th district.
Kimberly Song Fiorello is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 149th District,which encompasses parts of Greenwich and Stamford,for the Republican Party from January 6,2021 to January 4,2023. Earlier in her political career she served on the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) in Greenwich,from 2017 to 2020. She was part of Connecticut's Conservative Caucus.
The 2021 Stamford mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor David Martin sought re-election to a third term in office,but lost renomination to state representative Caroline Simmons. Simmons,who was also endorsed by the Independent Party,faced unaffiliated candidate Bobby Valentine.
Patricia Billie Miller is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district. Miller was elected in a special election following the resignation of Carlo Leone. Previously,served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Miller is the first woman and person of color to represent Stamford in either chamber of the legislature. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Harry Arora is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District,serving from 2020 to 2023. In 2018,Arora ran against incumbent Jim Himes in the race for Connecticut's Fourth District in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Connecticut State Treasurer in the 2022 election.
Daniel J. Fox is an American politician and lawyer who is a judge in the Danbury district of the Connecticut Superior Court as of September 2023. Previously he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 as a State Representative from the 148th District,which encompasses the East Side of Stamford,Connecticut.
Stephanie Thomas is an American politician and former nonprofit executive who has served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut since January 2023. A Democrat,she previously represented the 143rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.
Cristin McCarthy Vahey is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 133rd district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on January 7,2015.
Hubert Douglas Delany is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 144th District,representing Stamford,Connecticut. Delany,a Democrat is a U.S. Army sergeant who served as a photojournalist,a writer and,a mass communications specialist.
Anabel D. Figueroa is a Salvadoran American politician serving the 148th District in the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2023,and on the Stamford Board of Representatives since 2001.
The 2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on November 5,2024,alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primary elections took take place on August 14,2024. Democrats gained a two-thirds majority in the state house,and along with expanding their Senate majority,were able to achieve a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature. This allowed them to override any veto by governor Ned Lamont.
Nicholas "Nick" S. Simmons is an American educator,civil servant and politician who served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Ned Lamont in 2023,as well as Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration in 2021.
