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Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to its east,Massachusetts to its north,New York to its west,and Long Island Sound to its south. Its capital is Hartford,and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically,the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word Connecticut is derived from various anglicized spellings of Quinnetuket,a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". As of the 2020 United States census,Connecticut was home to over 3.6 million residents,its highest decennial count ever,growing every decade since 1790.
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison,known as Toni Morrison,was an American novelist. Her first novel,The Bluest Eye,was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988,Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987);she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.
Toni Cade Bambara,born Miltona Mirkin Cade,was an African-American author,documentary film-maker,social activist and college professor.
Toni Michele Braxton is an American R&B singer,songwriter,actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards,nine Billboard Music Awards,seven American Music Awards,and numerous other accolades. In 2011,Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.
Toni Nathaniel Harp is an American politician who served as the 50th Mayor of New Haven,Connecticut. Harp,a Democrat,was previously a state senator in Connecticut from 1993 to 2013. A resident of New Haven,Harp represented the western half of the city as well as part of West Haven while in the Connecticut Senate.
Mary Willa "Mamie" Gummer is an American actress. She starred in the title role of The CW series Emily Owens,M.D. (2012–2013),and played the recurring role of Nancy Crozier on The Good Wife (2010–2015) and its spin-off,The Good Fight (2018). She has also appeared in the films Evening (2007),Side Effects (2013),Cake (2014),and Ricki and the Flash (2015). Gummer was nominated for the 2016 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for the original production of Ugly Lies the Bone. She is the daughter of Don Gummer and Meryl Streep.
Toni Kroos is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,he is known for his vision,passing,creativity,crossing and set-piece ability. Kroos plays mainly as a central midfielder,but has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career.
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut,in Storrs,Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference and are coached by Dan Hurley.
Kemba Hudley Walker is an American professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Walker was picked ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. In their 2010–11 season,Walker was the nation's second-leading scorer and was named consensus first-team All-American;he also led the Huskies to the 2011 NCAA championship and claimed the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. Walker is a four-time NBA All-Star.
Toni Ståhl is a Finnish footballer who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
The 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford,Connecticut,and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs,Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference.
The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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 2016 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Connecticut voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump,and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut was held on November 3,2020,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 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Since the 1870s,mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven,Connecticut.
Connecticut's 93rd House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of New Haven and has been represented by Democrat Toni Walker since 2001.
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- ↑ "Walker bows out of race for Connecticut House majority leader". The Middletown Press. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ↑ "New Haven's Toni Walker re-elected along with those unopposed in area". Nhregister.com. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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