Jack Orchulli is an American former founder and CEO of Michael Kors and former political candidate from 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.
Matthew L. Lesser is an American politician who represents the 9th district in the Connecticut State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected to the State House in 2008,and re-elected in 2010,2012,2014,and 2016. He won election to the state Senate from the 9th district in 2018,and was reelected in 2020 and 2022. Lesser unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2022.
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.
Mike Morrell is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2020. He was elected as a Republican to the California State Assembly in 2010,and won a special election to the State Senate in March 2014. Prior to serving in the state legislature,he was a real estate broker.
The 1932 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8,1932. Incumbent Senator Hiram Bingham III ran for a second full term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Augustine Lonergan. This was the first time since 1879 that Democrats won this Senate seat,and the first since 1881 that they won either seat.
Len Fasano is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate,representing the 34th District since 2003. Fasano was sworn in as Senate Republican President Pro Tempore in January 2017. Under the new leadership role Senator Fasano will lead a Republican caucus with considerably more control over the Senate's agenda than in previous years as a result of a power sharing agreement negotiated after Republicans gained three seats in the Connecticut Senate,creating a tie for the first time since 1893. Previously,he had served as the Senate Minority Leader since 2015.
Kevin C. Kelly is an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. A Republican,he has been a member of the Connecticut State Senate since 2011,elected from the 21st District. He was the Senate Republican Minority Leader from 2021-2024.
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.
Robert Charles Sampson is an American politician from Connecticut. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected in 2010 to the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 80th House district,serving four terms (2011–2018). Since 2019,he has been a member of the Connecticut State Senate,elected from the 16th Senate District.
George S. Logan is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 2017 to 2021. He was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's 5th congressional district in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut,ultimately losing to Jahana Hayes by less than one percentage point.
William Haskell is an American politician and a former member of the Connecticut State Senate,representing District 26 from 2019 to 2023. The district includes the towns of Redding,Ridgefield,Wilton,and parts of Bethel,Weston,Westport,and New Canaan. Haskell is a member of the Democratic Party,and was a member of the State Senate Democratic Caucus. When Haskell originally won election to the 26th District,he became the first Democrat to represent the district in over 50 years.
Dennis Bradley is an American attorney and politician who served in the Connecticut State Senate,representing District 23 from January 9,2019 to January 4,2023.
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 2020 Connecticut State Senate election took place on November 3,2020. Part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Connecticut voters elected senators in all of the 36 State Senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Connecticut State Senate,with all 36 of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on August 11,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the ballot for the general election. Four primary elections were cancelled,including three Republican primary elections. As a result,four Incumbent candidates ran uncontested.
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.
Stephanie Thomas is an American politician and former nonprofit executive who has served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut since January 2023. A Democrat,she previously represented the 143rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.
The 2022 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill planned to retire at the end of her elected term,but resigned on June 30 to care for her ailing husband. Governor Lamont appointed former associate attorney general Mark Kohler to the position. Kohler was sworn in on July 11. He was not a candidate for the office in the November election.
The 2022 Connecticut State Senate election was held on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Connecticut voters elected senators in all of the 36 State Senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Connecticut State Senate,with all 36 of the seats up for election each cycle. Primary elections were held in August 2022.
Connecticut's 34th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the towns of Wallingford,North Haven,and parts of East Haven,Durham,and North Branford. It has been represented by Republican Paul Cicarella since 2021.
