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The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members,each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms;four-year terms are more common.
Travis Simms is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,where he represents the 140th Assembly District. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk. He previously served on Norwalk's Common Council. Prior to his political career he was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.
The Massachusetts general election,2008 were held on November 4,2008 throughout Massachusetts. Among the elections which took place were those for the office of President of the United States,John Kerry's seat in the Senate,all ten seats in the Massachusetts delegation to the House of Representatives,all eight seats in the Massachusetts Governor's Council,and all of the seats of the Massachusetts Senate and Massachusetts House of Representatives. There were also three ballot questions:to eliminate the commonwealth's income tax;to decriminalize possession of a small amount of marijuana;and to prohibit greyhound racing. Numerous local elections also took place throughout the state.
Frank Andrews Shimkus is a retired broadcaster and Democratic politician in Pennsylvania.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Michigan,a decrease of one following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 7,2012. The filing deadline for candidates to file to run in the primary was May 15. Except for two seats,all the incumbents sought re-election. The open seats were the 5th and 11th Congressional Districts. Due to the loss of one seat from the 2010 Census,two congressmen ran against each other. Despite Democrats winning more than 240,000 more votes for U.S. House districts statewide,Republicans won nine of 14 seats and Michiganders tied a state record by electing the lowest rate of U.S. Representatives by a major party whilst simultaneously casting its electoral votes for that party's presidential nominee.
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
William A. Collins is a Democratic former two-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th assembly district and four term mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1977 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1987. He founded Minuteman Media,which later became OtherWords,in 1998.
Thomas C. O'Connor was a one term Republican mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1981 to 1983. He had previously served a term in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th District. He was a junior high school history teacher in the Norwalk public schools for 35 years.
Christopher R. Perone is a five-term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District since 2005. He previously served as a member of the Norwalk Common Council from 2001 to 2003. He is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in advertising.
Robert Duff is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate,where he represents Norwalk and part of Darien in Connecticut's 25th District. He previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District. He is currently Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate,and serves as chair of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
Joseph Mann is a former two term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district. He served in the Connecticut House from 2003 to 2007. He also served nine years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. He currently serves on the board of Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now.
Joseph D. Clemmons,Sr. is a former three term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district from 1997 to 2003. He also served on the Norwalk Common Council beginning in 1995.
Douglas C. Mintz is a judge on the Stamford/Norwalk District Superior Court in Connecticut. He is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th House district. He resigned his seat to become a judge,causing a vacancy and a special election was held to fill it in February 1993.
Janet Marsico Mills was an American politician who served as the Connecticut State Representative for the 140th district from 1985 to 1986. A member of the Republican Party,she was a resident of Norwalk.
John Atkin is a former two term Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate from Norwalk,Connecticut's 25th Senate district and a former three term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th House district.
Wallace Dann was a two-term Democratic mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1905 to 1907. He was also a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1903 to 1905.
Sally McCarthy Bolster is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District from 1988 to 1993. She has served for many years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. She had previously been an aide to U.S. Representative Stewart McKinney.
Daniel B. Short is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 39. He was elected in 2006 to replace retiring Republican Tina Fallon in the House,after having lost a race for the Delaware Senate in the previous election. He has served as the House Minority Leader since January 2013,and was previously the minority whip. He also served as a city council member and mayor of Seaford,Delaware. He earned an associate degree from the University of Delaware.
John C. Atkins is a former American politician and member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 until 2014 representing District 41. Atkins was originally elected as a Republican in 2002,then switched to the Democratic Party in 2008 after resigning over a drunk driving incident. He eventually lost his seat to newcomer Richard G. Collins in the 2014 general election.
Douglas McCrory is a Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate. He has served the 2nd district,which includes northern Hartford,Bloomfield,and Windsor since 2017. Before his election to the Senate,McCrory served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2005 to 2017 and as a Democratic Town Committee Member in the 7th District beginning in 2002.