Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County,Connecticut,United States,formally founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset,England. Glastonbury is on the banks of the Connecticut River,7 miles (11 km) southeast of Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 35,159 at the 2020 census.
Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County,Connecticut,United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census. It was originally land of the Wangunks. Europeans began to settle the area of Rocky Hill in 1650,as part of Wethersfield,the neighboring town to the north. In 1722,the area became known as Stepney Parish,until it was independently incorporated in 1843. Rocky Hill’s location on the Connecticut River made it a natural port for Wethersfield and an early center for shipbuilding,agriculture,and trade.
Newington is a town in Hartford County,Connecticut,United States. Located 8 miles (13 km) south of downtown Hartford,Newington is an older,mainly residential suburb located in Greater Hartford. As of 2023,the population is 30,527. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington.
Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County,Connecticut,United States. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census.
John Barry Larson is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district since 1999. The district is based in the state capital,Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party,Larson chaired the House Democratic Caucus during the 111th and 112th United States Congress.
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th governor of Connecticut since January 9,2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989. He ran for the United States Senate in 2006,but was defeated by incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician,who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. On July 1,2019,he began his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Maine System.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman won his fourth and final term in the Senate,under the Connecticut for Lieberman party banner.
John W. Fonfara is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 1st district.
Joan V. Hartley is an American politician. A Democrat,she has been a state senator from Connecticut since 2001.
James Timothy Pratt was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
The establishment of lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in the U.S. state of Connecticut is a recent phenomenon,with most advances in LGBT rights taking place in the late 20th century and early 21st century. Connecticut was the second U.S. state to enact two major pieces of pro-LGBT legislation;the repeal of the sodomy law in 1971 and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2008. State law bans unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment,housing and public accommodations,and both conversion therapy and the gay panic defense are outlawed in the state.
Gary A. Winfield is an American politician from the state of Connecticut and member of the Democratic Party. He serves in the Connecticut State Senate,representing the 10th district. From 2009 to 2014 he served as a State Representative from the 94th Assembly District. Winfield served as Deputy Majority Leader in his tenure as a State Representative.
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.
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.
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 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat. This election featured a rematch of the previous 2018 gubernatorial election,pitting Lamont against Republican Bob Stefanowski,who he previously defeated by 3.2% of the vote. This time Lamont won re-election by a wider margin,becoming the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election by more than 5 points in the state since 1986. This is the first time since 1994 that Tolland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
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.
Connecticut's 9th State Senate district elects one member to the Connecticut State Senate. It consists of the towns of Cromwell,Newington,Rocky Hill,and parts of Middletown and Wethersfield. The district is currently represented by Democrat Matt Lesser,who has served since 2019.
