Stamford is a city in Fairfield County,Connecticut,United States,34 miles outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region,and Connecticut's second-most populous city,behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470,Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 census. It is in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolitan statistical area,which is part of the New York City metropolitan area.
Richard Blumenthal is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate,with a net worth over $100 million. He was Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011.
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.
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. In July 2019,he began his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Maine System.
Christopher Scott Murphy is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the United States House of Representatives,representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. Before being elected to Congress,Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,serving two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–2007).
Michael "Mickey" Sherman is a Connecticut-based American criminal defense attorney. He is known for his representation of Michael Skakel. Sherman's client was found guilty. In October 2013,a judge ordered a retrial for Skakel,citing Sherman's "glaring ineffectiveness";the State appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court,which reinstated the conviction on December 30,2016,as reported by the New York Times on December 31,2016. On May,4,2018,the conviction was overturned by the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Andrew J. McDonald is an American judge and former politician from Connecticut. He serves as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. Its chair is Nancy DiNardo.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6,2012,in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Primaries to elect Senate candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 14,2012.
George Christian Jepsen is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 24th attorney general of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019.
Kevin P. Lembo is a Democratic elected official who served as the Connecticut State Comptroller,the statewide elected official responsible for reporting on state finances,administering health care plans for public employees and retirees,and paying the state's bills. He took office on January 5,2011 and resigned effective December 31,2021. Lembo is the first openly gay individual to be elected to statewide office in Connecticut.
David R. Martin was the mayor of Stamford,Connecticut,from 2013 to 2021. A Democrat,he was elected Mayor of Stamford in November 2013 in a four-candidate race with approximately 48% of the vote. He was sworn in on December 1,2013. He previously served as the President of the Stamford Board of Representatives and on the Stamford Board of Finance.
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.
Matthew Delis Ritter is an American attorney and politician. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party and the 1st District.
Shawn T. Wooden is an American attorney and politician who served as the state treasurer of Connecticut between January 2019 and January 2023. Wooden previously served as a member of the Hartford City Council.
Matthew S. Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 147th district in Fairfield County.
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.
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.
Alexandra Veronica Kasser Mochary is an American politician,attorney and advocate who served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 36th district from 2019 to 2021. Connecticut's 36th district covers Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the first Democrat to be elected to this seat since 1933.
The 2018 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the attorney general of Connecticut.
