Phil Young is an American Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 120th district, which includes part of Stratford, from 2018 to 2022. [1] Young was first elected in 2018 during a special election against Republican Bill Cabral. [2] In that year's general election, Young defeated Republican Jim Feehan by just 13 votes. [2] Young defeated Feehan again in 2020 by a 2.6 point margin. [2] In February 2022, Young announced that he will seek re-election in the 2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election but was unseated by Republican Laura Dancho. [3] Young served as a member of the house's Judiciary Committee, Public Health Committee, and the Environment Committee. [1]
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.
Laura Hoydick is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Stratford since 2017. She previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 120th district from 2010 to 2018.
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.
Patricia Billie Miller is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district. Miller was elected in a special election following the resignation of Carlo Leone. Previously, served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Miller is the first woman and person of color to represent Stamford in either chamber of the legislature. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
James Maroney is an American politician currently serving as a Connecticut State senator representing the 14th District, encompassing Milford, Orange, and parts of West Haven and Woodbridge. Maroney is a member of the Democratic Party. Maroney also previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, where he represented the 119th District. Maroney is McKayla Maroney's cousin.
Harry Arora is an Indian-born American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District, serving from 2020 to 2023. In 2018, Arora ran against incumbent Jim Himes in the race for Connecticut's Fourth District in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Connecticut State Treasurer in the 2022 election.
Stephanie Thomas is an American politician currently serving as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. She previously served as a state representative representing the 143rd District in the Connecticut House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, Thomas originally ran for the 143rd seat in 2018 against incumbent Republican Gail Lavielle. Thomas ran again in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Patricia Zuccaro. In the House, Thomas served as a member of both the Commerce and Transportation Committees, as well as the Government Administration and Elections Committee.
Rick Hayes is an American politician currently serving as a Connecticut State Representative from the 51st District, which encompasses the towns of Putnam, Thompson, and parts of Killingly. A member of the Republican Party, Hayes first ran for the seat in 2018 in an election where he would win over Democratic candidate Larry Groh Jr. Hayes was re-elected in 2020, once again defeating Groh. Hayes currently serves as a member of the House General Law Committee, the Environment Committee, and the Public Safety and Security Committee. He is also a member of the Putnam Board of Selectman, serving in that position since 2017.
Mike Winkler is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 56th district, which includes part of the town of Vernon, since 2017.
Tony Scott is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 112th district, which includes the town of Monroe and parts of Easton and Trumbull. Scott is a member of the Republican Party. Scott was elected to the seat during a special election which was held after incumbent Republican J.P. Sredzinski vacated the seat in February 2021. Scott beat out Democrat Nick Kapoor by over 7 points in the April 13th election. Most recently, Scott won re-election in a landslide, overwhelmingly beating his opponent by almost 20 points to win a second term in Hartford.
Stephen Robert Meskers known as Steve Meskers is an American politician who is currently serving as the representative from the 150th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party since 2019. His district includes part of Greenwich, Connecticut. He is also a member on the Town Representative Meeting (RTM), District 6 in Greenwich.
Chris Ziogas is an American Democratic Party politician served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 79th district, which includes part of Bristol, from 2017 to 2022. Ziogas was first elected to the seat in 2016, defeating Republican challenger Peter Del Mastro by an 8-point margin. In 2018 and 2020, Ziogas defeated runs by Republican David Rackliffe, winning with 54 and 53% of the vote respectively. Ziogas served on the House Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Baking Committee, and the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.
Michael DiGiovancarlo is an American Democratic Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 74th district, which includes part of the city of Waterbury since 2021. DiGiovancarlo was first elected to the seat in 2020, defeating incumbent Republican Stephanie Cummings by a 5.8% margin. DiGiovancarlo currently serves on the house's Public Safety and Security Committee, Veteran's Affairs Committee, and the Commerce Committee.
Joe Gresko is an American Democratic Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 121st district, which includes part of Stratford, since 2016. Gresko was first elected in a 2016 special election to replace former representative Terry Backer after previously being the spokesman for Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim. Gresko was re-elected in 2018 over Republican Robert Mitchell. And again in 2020, over Republican Ed Scinto. Gresko currently serves as a member of the House Energy and Technology Committee, and co-chair of the Environment Committee.
Kathy Kennedy is an American Republican Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 119th district, which includes part of Orange and Milford. Kennedy was first elected in 2018 over Democrat Ellen Beatty. She was narrowly re-elected in 2020 over Democrat Bryan Anderson. On March 5, 2022, it was reported that Kennedy would seek re-election in the upcoming 2022 elections. Kennedy currently serves as a member of the Appropriations, Public Health, and Education Committees and is also the Ranking Member of the Executive and Legislations Nominations Committee.
Johnathan Steinberg is an American Democratic Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 136th district, which encompasses part of Westport, since 2011.
John "Jack" Hennessy is an American Democratic Party politician who has served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 127th district, which encompasses part of Bridgeport,. He started serving in 2005.
Connecticut's 120th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Stratford and has been represented by Republican Laura Dancho since 2022.
Leslee Hill is an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 17th district from 2019 to 2021. Hill was first elected in 2018, narrowly defeating Democrat Eleni Kavros DeGraw, who she would later lose to in 2020. Hill served on the House's Education Committee, Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee, and Judiciary Committee.
Michael Ferguson is an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 138th district, which encompasses parts of Danbury, New Fairfield, and Ridgefield, from 2017 to 2019. Ferguson was first elected in 2016 over Democrat Jeff Tomchik. Ferguson was defeated in an upset victory by Democratic challenger Ken Gucker in 2018. He lost by just under 200 votes. Ferguson served as a member of both the Transportation Committee and the Education Committee while in the house.