Greenwich is a town in southwestern Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States. At the 2020 census,it had a population of 63,518. Greenwich is a principal community of the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area,which comprises all of Fairfield County,and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town is the southwesternmost municipality in both the State of Connecticut and the six-state region of New England. The town is named after Greenwich,a royal borough of London in the United Kingdom. It is the largest town on Connecticut's affluent Gold Coast. Greenwich is home to many hedge funds and financial services firms due to its residential setting and proximity to Manhattan.
Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County,Connecticut,United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Woodbridge Green Historic District. Woodbridge is part of the Amity Regional School District #5,rated the #1 school district in New Haven County and the 10th best school district in CT by Niche in 2021. As of 2019 Woodbridge has the 7th highest median household income in CT.
Mianus,formerly Mayamus and Upper Landing,is a neighborhood in the town of Greenwich in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Unlike other Greenwich neighborhoods such as Cos Cob or Old Greenwich,Mianus does not have its own ZIP code or post office. Mianus lies partly in the Cos Cob ZIP code,partly in the Riverside ZIP code area,and partly in the Old Greenwich ZIP code area. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet and is home to an elementary school. Mianus was also home to the Mianus Motor Works,a marine-engine manufacturer.
Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich,Connecticut,United States. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. It had a population of 6,873 at the 2020 census.
The Bush–Holley House is a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum at 39 Strickland Road in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich,Connecticut. It was constructed circa 1730 and in the late nineteenth century was a boarding house and the center of the Cos Cob Art Colony,Connecticut's first art colony. From 1890 to 1920,the house was a gathering place for artists,writers and editors,and scores of art students came to study with leading American Impressionists John Henry Twachtman,J. Alden Weir,Theodore Robinson,and Childe Hassam. It is currently operated as a historic site by the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich,and is open for tours.
Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States. It had a population of 4,146 at the 2010 census,and a census-estimated population of 4,216 in 2018. An endcap of Connecticut's Gold Coast,Byram is the southernmost point in the town of Greenwich and the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is separated from Port Chester,Westchester County,New York,by the Byram River. Byram was once known as East Port Chester.
Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States. As of the 2020 census,it had a population of 8,843.
Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,611.
Cos Cob station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line,located in the Cos Cob district of Greenwich,Connecticut.
The Riverside Yacht Club,Connecticut is a private,recreational yacht club located in the Riverside neighborhood of Greenwich,Connecticut,with access to Long Island Sound. The majority of its members are residents of the surrounding Greenwich neighborhoods of Riverside,Old Greenwich,and Cos Cob. It is the second oldest yacht club in Connecticut and one of the oldest in the United States.
James Andrew Himes is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Various kinds of elections in Connecticut occurs annually in each of the state's cities and towns,the exact type of which is dependent on the year. Elections for federal and statewide offices occur in even-numbered years,while municipal elections occur in odd-numbered ones. The office of the Connecticut Secretary of State oversees the election process,including voting and vote counting. In a 2020 study,Connecticut was ranked as the 20th easiest state for citizens to vote in.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Connecticut on November 4,2014. All of Connecticut's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Connecticut's five seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26,2014.
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.
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.
Claudia "Dolly" Powers is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district between 1993 and 2009. Powers began her tenure in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1993 from the Republican party,having beaten Democrat Elaine Markley Schuman with 65 percent of the vote for the 151st district in Greenwich. After that,she was re-elected seven times,leaving in January 2009 with the election of Republican Fred Camillo.
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.
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.
Hector Edward Arzeno is an Argentine-born American businessman,banker,and politician.
Peter James Tesei is an American businessman and politician. He served six terms as First Selectman of Greenwich,Connecticut for the Republican Party. He was succeeded by Fred Camillo in 2019. Tesei was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2018.
