Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
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.
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.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman won his fourth and final term in the Senate,under the Connecticut for Lieberman party banner.
Gayle Slossberg is an American politician. A Democrat,Slossberg is a former seven term Connecticut State Senator having served between 2005 and 2019.
The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. Its chair is Nancy DiNardo.
The 2008 congressional elections in Connecticut were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011. The Primary election was held on August 12.
The 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the 88th Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Governor Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9,2009,that she would not seek re-election in 2010. The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss-up. This was the first open seat gubernatorial election in the state since 1994. As of 2023,this is the last time the Governor’s office in Connecticut changed partisan control.
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.
Daniel E. Carter is an American politician from Connecticut. A Republican,he was elected to his first term in the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 2010,representing the state's second district in Bethel,Danbury and Redding. Following redistricting,in 2012 Newtown was added to the second district when Carter won a second term. He was the Republican Party nominee in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut,losing to incumbent Democrat Richard Blumenthal. He currently serves as the first selectman of the town of Bethel.
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 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.
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.
The 2024 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections. Thirty-three of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested in regular elections. Senators are divided into three classes whose six-year terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 1 senators will face election in 2024.
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat. This election featured a rematch of the previous 2018 gubernatorial election,pitting Lamont against Republican Bob Stefanowski,who he previously defeated by 3.2% of the vote. This time Lamont won re-election by a wider margin,becoming the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election by more than 5 points in the state since 1986. This is the first time since 1994 that Tolland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Hartford,Connecticut.
Since the 1870s,mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven,Connecticut.
The 2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives,one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and the Connecticut State Senate.
The 2022 Connecticut State Senate election were held on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Connecticut voters elected senators in all of the 36 State Senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Connecticut State Senate,with all 36 of the seats up for election each cycle. Primary Elections were held in August 2022.
