The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts,with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The House convenes within the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
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.
Tony Hwang is an American real estate agent and politician. A Republican,he is a member of the Connecticut State Senate,for the 28th District,which covers parts of Fairfield County. Previously,Hwang as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 134th District in the Connecticut General Assembly. Hwang became a state representative in 2008 and won re-election in 2010 and 2012. He was elected to the state Senate in 2014 and subsequently reelected. He is the assistant Senate Minority Leader.
Sarah L. Copeland Hanzas is an American Democratic Party politician who is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Vermont. She previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Orange County's 2nd district,having been first elected in 2004.
Theresa Gavarone is an American attorney,politician,and businesswoman serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 2nd district. A Republican,Gavarone was first appointed to the Senate in 2019 after serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019.
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.
Caroline B. Simmons is an American politician serving as the mayor of Stamford,Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as State Representative for Connecticut's 144th District,where she was the youngest female legislator in Connecticut state office. She is married to former Republican State Senator Art Linares. Simmons won the 2021 Stamford mayoral election,becoming the city's first female mayor.
Thomas E. West is an American businessman and politician who served as the State Representative for the 49th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023. The district consisted of a portion of Stark County,including Canton and most of Massillon. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Dorinda Keenan Borer is an American businesswoman and mayor of West Haven,Connecticut since 2023. Borer is a former member of the West Haven Board of Education and served as a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing District 115.
George F. Lang is an American politician. A Republican,he became the state senator for Ohio's 4th senatorial district in 2021. He was previously the representative for the 52nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. The district consists of West Chester Township,Liberty Township,Fairfield Township and part of the City of Sharonville,Ohio in Butler County.
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.
Bride Rose Sweeney is a three-term Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for Western Cuyahoga County,serving as Ranking Member of the Ohio House Finance Committee and the lead Democratic sponsor of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that became law on July 1,2021. Sweeney is also the only woman on the Ohio Controlling Board,which oversees the release of taxpayer dollars.
Beth Wagner Liston is an American doctor and politician who is the member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district in Franklin County. Ohio House District 8 includes Dublin,Worthington,and parts of Northwest Columbus. Liston is currently serving her second term as a State Representative.
Anne Meiman Hughes is an American politician who is the member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 135th district,serving Weston,Easton and parts of Redding in Fairfield County. She is a member of the Democratic Party and serves as Co-Chair of the Progressive Democratic Caucus.
David Michel is an American politician who is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 146th district in Fairfield County. Michel Co-Chairs the CT Animal Advocacy Caucus with fellow State Representative Nicole Klarides-Ditria.
Corey Phillip Paris is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Elected in an April 29,2021 special election,he assumed office on May 4,2021. He was re-elected to a second term in November 2022.
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.
Cristin McCarthy Vahey is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 133rd district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on January 7,2015.
Connecticut's 134th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Fairfield and Trumbull and has been represented by Democrat Sarah Keitt since 2023.
Brian Farnen is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 132nd district in 2020. He is a member of the Republican Party.
