Matthew Ritter | |
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Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Joe Aresimowicz |
Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office January 3,2017 –January 6,2021 | |
Preceded by | Joe Aresimowicz |
Succeeded by | Jason Rojas |
Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 1st district | |
Assumed office January 5,2011 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Green |
Personal details | |
Born | Matthew Delis Ritter May 12,1983 Hartford,Connecticut,United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Marilyn Katz |
Parent | Thomas Ritter |
Education | Colby College (BA) University of Connecticut,Hartford (JD) |
Website | State House website |
Matthew Delis Ritter [1] (born May 12,1983) [2] is an American attorney and politician. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party and the 1st District.
Ritter was born in Hartford,Connecticut. His father Thomas D. Ritter is a lawyer,lobbyist,and career politician who rose to be the Speaker of the House of the Connecticut House of Representatives,his mother Christine E. Keller is a Judge. [3] He attended Colby College from 2000 to 2004 and the University of Connecticut School of Law.[ citation needed ]
In 2007,Matthew Ritter took a job with Hartford law firm Shipman and Goodwin,LLP. [4] He is a Partner specializing in public finance,municipal law and election law. [5]
He spent three years on the Hartford City Council prior to his election to the State Assembly,while on the Council he chaired the Planning &Economic Development and Legislative Affairs committees. [6] In 2010,Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three-way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L. Blake. [7] Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9,2013. In 2017,he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%. [8] Ritter is the Vice chair of the General Assembly's Legislative Management Committee. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 1,153 | 50.043% | |
Democratic | Kenneth Green | 1,151 | 49.957% | |
Total votes | 2,304 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 4,628 | 90.232% | |
Republican | Kenneth Lerman | 398 | 7.76% | |
Connecticut for Lieberman | Kenneth Lerman | 103 | 2.008% | |
Total votes | 5,129 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 5,198 | 91.773% | |
Independent | Mark Greenstein | 290 | 5.12% | |
Independent | Daniel Piper | 176 | 3.107% | |
Total votes | 5,664 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew Ritter | 3,061 | 100% | |
Total votes | 3,061 | 100% |
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