Barbara Sue Boxer is an American politician,lobbyist and former reporter who served in the United States Senate,representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993.
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.
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmons is an American politician and retired U.S. Army colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,representing Connecticut's 2nd congressional district as a Republican.
Christopher Hunter Shays is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007,representing the 6th district and later the 5th District after reapportionment.
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8,1975,to December 31,1980,after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first woman elected to this office and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due to her battle with ovarian cancer.
Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections,with their re-election staggered. Prior to the Seventeenth Amendment,senators were elected by the Connecticut General Assembly. Each state elects varying members of the House,depending on population,to two-year terms. Connecticut has sent five members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2000 United States Census.
John Milton Niles was a lawyer,editor,author and politician from Connecticut,serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841.
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.
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.
John Moran Bailey was an American politician who played a major role in promoting the New Deal coalition of the Democratic Party and its liberal policy positions.
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" DeNardis was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for the state of Connecticut. He was also president of the University of New Haven.
Chase Going Woodhouse was a prominent feminist leader,suffragist,and educator. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Second Congressional District of Connecticut,becoming the second Congresswoman from Connecticut,the first elected as a Democrat,and the first woman born outside the United States in either chamber of the U.S. Congress.
Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day was an American politician who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1943. She was the third woman,and first woman Democrat,elected to Congress from New York.
Connecticut is divided among five congressional districts from which citizens elect the state's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. After the re-apportionment following the 2000 census,Connecticut lost one representative,reducing the state's delegation from six to five. The redistricting process was shared between the Republican governor at the time,John G. Rowland,and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. Before the census,the state's House delegation was split evenly between Republicans and Democrats,and the solution finally agreed upon by the redistricting committee would ensure an even match-up between incumbents,the 6th district's Nancy L. Johnson,a Republican,and the 5th district's James H. Maloney,a Democrat. In the 2002 elections,Johnson defeated Maloney by a surprisingly large margin in the new 5th district.
The 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1998,and incumbent Republican Governor John G. Rowland won re-election against Democratic Candidate United States Congresswoman Barbara B. Kennelly. This election was the first time since 1944 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Connecticut was re-elected.
Elizabeth Esty is an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A Democrat,she previously was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 103rd Assembly District,which consisted of Cheshire and parts of Hamden and Wallingford. She also served two terms on the Cheshire Town Council. The 5th congressional district spans central and northwest Connecticut,including Waterbury,Danbury,New Britain,Meriden,Torrington,Litchfield County,the Farmington Valley,Newtown,and Esty's hometown of Cheshire.
Luke Aaron Bronin is an American politician and lawyer who was the 67th mayor of Hartford,Connecticut,serving from January 1,2016,to January 1,2024.
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. She was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
Miles S. Rapoport is an American politician who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1995 to 1999. A progressive Democrat,he went on to serve as president of Demos and Common Cause.
