Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative,U.S. Senator,and the 85th Governor of Connecticut.
Susan Bysiewicz is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut since 2019. She previously served as the 72nd secretary of the state of Connecticut from 1999 to 2011 and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999.
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving since January 2019 as the 89th governor of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989 and was the party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2006,losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. In July 2019,he began his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Maine System.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman won his fourth and final term in the Senate,under the Connecticut for Lieberman party banner.
Tony Hwang is an American real estate agent and politician. A Republican,he is a member of the Connecticut State Senate,for the 28th District,which covers parts of Fairfield County. Previously,Hwang as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 134th District in the Connecticut General Assembly. Hwang became a state representative in 2008 and won re-election in 2010 and 2012. He was elected to the state Senate in 2014 and subsequently reelected. He is the assistant Senate Minority Leader.
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut,concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut was held on November 3,2020,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 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Gennaro Bizzarro is an American attorney and Republican politician from the state of Connecticut,and a former member of the Connecticut State Senate for the sixth district. He graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997,and he attended Quinnipiac University School of Law,where he was editor in chief for the Quinnipiac Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude from Quinnipiac in 2000,then went into private practice and opened his own law firm.
Shari Cantor is a Certified Public Accountant and politician from West Hartford,Connecticut. She is the Mayor of West Hartford.
The 2018 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives,to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in Democrats expanding control in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,ending the split control in the Senate,that had been in place since the 2016 elections. Primary elections were held on August 14,2018.
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat. This election featured a rematch of the previous 2018 gubernatorial election,pitting Lamont against Republican Bob Stefanowski,who he previously defeated by 3.2% of the vote. This time Lamont won re-election by a wider margin,becoming the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election by more than 5 points in the state since 1986. This is the first time since 1994 that Tolland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
Tammy R. Exum is a teacher and politician from Connecticut. She is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2019,when she won the special election. Formerly,she was a member and later the Vice Chair of the West Hartford,Connecticut Board of Education. She was also very active in the school community working the PTA and more. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5,2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states.
Carlo Leone is an American politician serving as the senior adviser to ConnDOT commissioner Joseph Giulietti. Leone formerly represented the 27th district of the Connecticut State Senate as a Democrat from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. While in the State Senate,he served as deputy president pro tempore and chair of the Transportation Committee. Leone also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 148th district from 2003 to 2011. As a Democrat,he served as the deputy majority whip in the House of Representatives.
Rick Lopes is an American politician who currently represents the 6th District in the Connecticut State Senate since 2021. Lopes formerly represented the 24th District of the Connecticut House of Representatives Member-elect of the Connecticut State Senate. Lopes ran for the 6th District seat in the Connecticut State Senate during the 2020 election. Lopes won the election against Republican Incumbent Gennaro Bizzarro. Lopes began his two-year term in the Connecticut State Senate on January 3,2021 and will seek re-election in 2022.
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.
Connecticut's 5th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the towns of West Hartford,Burlington,and parts of Bloomfield and Farmington. It is currently represented by Democrat Derek Slap,who has been serving since 2019.
The 2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Connecticut State Comptroller. Incumbent Democrat Natalie Braswell was appointed to the position by Governor Ned Lamont after the resignation of Kevin Lembo. She did not seek a full term.
