Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8,1975,to December 31,1980,after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first woman elected to this office and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due to her battle with ovarian cancer.
The Working Families Party (WFP) is a left-wing minor political party in the United States,founded in New York in 1998. There are active chapters in California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,the District of Columbia,Georgia,Illinois,Maryland,Nevada,New Jersey,New Mexico,New York,Ohio,Oregon,Pennsylvania,Rhode Island,Texas,West Virginia,and Wisconsin.
Barbara Bailey Kennelly is an American politician. She is the former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut.
Connecticut is divided among five congressional districts from which citizens elect the state's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. After the re-apportionment following the 2000 census,Connecticut lost one representative,reducing the state's delegation from six to five. The redistricting process was shared between the Republican governor at the time,John G. Rowland,and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. Before the census,the state's House delegation was split evenly between Republicans and Democrats,and the solution finally agreed upon by the redistricting committee would ensure an even match-up between incumbents,the 6th district's Nancy L. Johnson,a Republican,and the 5th district's James H. Maloney,a Democrat. In the 2002 elections,Johnson defeated Maloney by a surprisingly large margin in the new 5th district.
The 2008 congressional elections in Connecticut were held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011.
Denise W. Merrill is an American politician who most recently served as the Connecticut Secretary of the State from 2011 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Merrill was previously a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6,2012,in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Primaries to elect Senate candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 14,2012.
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the five congressional representatives from the state,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,a U.S. Senate election,and state legislature races.
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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,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 gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
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.
Jeff Currey is an American politician from East Hartford,Connecticut. A Democrat,he has been a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2015,representing the state's 11th district in East Hartford,Manchester and South Windsor. Following redistricting and the election of 2022,the 11th district represents East Hartford and Manchester.
The 2015 Connecticut State Senate 23rd district special election was held on February 24,2015,in order to fill Andres Ayala Jr.'s seat after he was appointed to be the director of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. Former Senator Ed Gomes,the nominee of the Connecticut Working Families Party,won the special election and regained the seat that he had held before Ayala Jr. had defeated him in the 2012 primary.
Jahana Hayes is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district,once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy,comprises much of the state's northwestern portion,including New Britain,Danbury,and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party,Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress. She was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
Kenneth P. Green is a social worker and Democratic and Independent politician from Hartford,Connecticut. He served as a Representative to the Connecticut House of Representatives for Connecticut's 1st assembly district.
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.
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.
Derek Slap is an American politician,journalist,and businessman. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019,serving District 19. In 2019,Slap won a special election,and has since sat in the Connecticut State Senate from District 5.
The 2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives,one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and the Connecticut State Senate.
The 2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Connecticut State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Shawn Wooden did not seek re-election.
