Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives | |
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Connecticut General Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | Lower house |
Term limits | None |
New session started | January 5, 2011 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | Christopher Donovan, (D) since January 7, 2009 |
Majority Leader | Brendan Sharkey, (D) since January 5, 2011 |
Minority Leader | Lawrence F. Cafero, (R) since January 3, 2007 |
Structure | |
Members | 151 |
Political groups | Democratic Party (99) Republican Party (52) |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article III, Section 1, Connecticut Constitution |
Salary | $28,000/year |
Elections | |
Last election | November 2, 2010 (151 seats) |
Next election | November 6, 2012 (151 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Connecticut State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut |
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Connecticut House of Representatives |
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the US 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.
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[edit] History
The House of Representatives has its basis in the earliest incarnation of the General Assembly, the "General Corte" established in 1636 whose membership was divided between six generally-elected magistrates (the predecessor of the Connecticut Senate) and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony (Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor). The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, adopted in 1639, replaced the committees with deputies; each town would elect three or four deputies for six-month terms. Although the magistrates and deputies sat together, they voted separately and in 1645 it was decreed that a measure had to have the approval of both groups in order to pass. The Charter of 1662 reduced the number of deputies per town to no more than two, and also changed the title of the legislature to the General Assembly. It was in 1698 that the General Assembly divided itself into its current bicameral form, with the twelve assistants (that replaced the magistrates) as the Council (which became the Senate in the 1818 constitution) and the deputies as the House of Representatives, which began electing the Speaker to preside over it. The terms of representatives were raised to two years in 1884.[1]
[edit] Leadership of the House
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
The current Speaker is Democrat Christopher G. Donovan of the 54th House District (Meriden). The Majority Leader is Brendan Sharkey of the 88th House District (Hamden). The Minority Leader is Republican Lawrence F. Cafero of the 142nd House District (Norwalk).
Position | Representative | District | |
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Speaker | Christopher G. Donovan | 84 | |
Majority Leader | Brendan Sharkey | 88 | |
Minority Leader | Lawrence F. Cafero | 142 |
[edit] Composition of the House of Representatives
Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of Previous Legislature | 114 | 37 | 151 | 0 |
Begin[2] | 94 | 51 | 145 | 6 |
February 22, 2011[3] | 98 | 52 | 150 | 1 |
April 12, 2011[4] | 99 | 151 | 0 | |
November 15, 2011[5] | 98 | 150 | 1 | |
January 13, 2012[6] | 99 | 151 | 0 | |
Latest voting share * | 65.6% | 34.4% |
[edit] Listing of members
Current members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, as of April 19, 2011[update].
District | Name[7] | Party | Home city/town | First elected | Cities/towns represented |
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1 | Matthew Ritter | Dem | Hartford | 2010 | Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part) |
2 | Dan Carter | Rep | Bethel | 2010 | Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part) |
3 | Minnie Gonzalez | Dem | Hartford | 1996 | Hartford (part) |
4 | Kelvin Roldan | Dem | Hartford | 2006 | Hartford (part) |
5 | Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey | Dem | Hartford | 1994 | Hartford (part) |
6 | Hector Robles | Dem | Hartford | 2008 | Hartford (part) |
7 | Douglas McCrory | Dem | Hartford | 2004 | Hartford (part) |
8 | Timothy Ackert | Rep | Coventry | 2010 | Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part) |
9 | Jason Rojas | Dem | East Hartford | 2008 | East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part) |
10 | Henry Genga | Dem | East Hartford | 2006 | East Hartford (part) |
11 | Tim Larson | Dem | East Hartford | 2008 | East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part) |
12 | Geoff Luxenberg | Dem | Manchester | 2010 | Manchester (part) |
13 | John Thompson | Dem | Manchester | 1986 | Manchester (part) |
14 | Bill Aman | Rep | South Windsor | 2004 | South Windsor (part) |
15 | Dave Baram | Dem | Bloomfield | 2009 | Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part) |
16 | Linda Schofield | Dem | Simsbury | 2006 | Simsbury |
17 | Timothy LeGeyt | Rep | Canton | 2008 | Avon (part), Canton |
18 | Andy Fleischmann | Dem | West Hartford | 1994 | West Hartford (part) |
19 | Brian Becker | Dem | West Hartford | 2010 | Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part) |
20 | Joseph Verrengia | Dem | West Hartford | 2011 | West Hartford (part) |
21 | Bill Wadsworth | Rep | Farmington | 2010 | Farmington (part) |
22 | Elizabeth Boukus | Dem | Plainville | 1994 | Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville |
23 | Marilyn Giuliano | Rep | Old Saybrook | 2002 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook (part) |
24 | Rick Lopes | Dem | New Britain | 2012 | New Britain (part), Newington (part) |
25 | Bobby Sanchez | Dem | New Britain | 2011 | New Britain (part) |
26 | Peter Tercyak | Dem | New Britain | 2003 | New Britain (part) |
27 | Sandy Nafis | Dem | Newington | 1998 | Newington (part) |
28 | Russell Morin | Dem | Wethersfield | 2006 | Wethersfield (part) |
29 | Antonio Guerrera | Dem | Rocky Hill | 2001 | Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) |
30 | Joe Aresimowicz | Dem | Berlin | 2004 | Berlin (part), Southington (part) |
31 | Prasad Srinivasan | Rep | Glastonbury | 2010 | Glastonbury (part) |
32 | Christie Carpino | Rep | Cromwell | 2010 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland |
33 | Joseph Serra | Dem | Middletown | 1992 | Middletown (part) |
34 | Gail Hamm | Dem | East Hampton | 1998 | East Hampton, Middletown (part) |
35 | James Crawford | Dem | Westbrook | 2010 | Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook (part) |
36 | Philip J. Miller | Dem | Essex | 2011 | Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam |
37 | Ed Jutila | Dem | Niantic | 2004 | East Lyme, Salem |
38 | Elizabeth Ritter | Dem | Waterford | 2004 | Montville (part), Waterford |
39 | Ernest Hewett | Dem | New London | 2004 | New London (part) |
40 | Edward Moukawsher | Dem | Groton | 2002 | Groton (part), New London (part) |
41 | Elissa Wright | Dem | Groton | 2006 | Groton (part) |
42 | Tom Reynolds | Dem | Ledyard | 2004 | Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston |
43 | Diana Urban | Dem | North Stonington | 2000 | North Stonington, Stonington |
44 | Mae Flexer | Dem | Killingly | 2008 | Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling |
45 | Steve Mikutel | Dem | Griswold | 1992 | Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown |
46 | Melissa Olson | Dem | Norwich | 2002 | Norwich (part) |
47 | Christopher Coutu | Rep | Norwich | 2008 | Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague |
48 | Linda Orange | Dem | Colchester | 1996 | Colchester, East Haddam |
49 | Susan Johnson | Dem | Windham | 2008 | Windham |
50 | Mike Alberts | Rep | Woodstock | 2004 | Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock |
51 | Daniel Rovero | Dem | Dayville | 2010 | Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson |
52 | Penny Bacchiochi | Rep | Somers | 2002 | Somers, Stafford, Union |
53 | Bryan Hurlburt | Dem | Tolland | 2006 | Ashford, Tolland, Willington |
54 | Gregory Haddad | Dem | Mansfield | 2010 | Chaplin, Mansfield |
55 | Pamela Sawyer | Rep | Bolton | 1992 | Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough |
56 | Claire Janowski | Dem | Vernon | 2000 | Vernon (part) |
57 | Christopher Davis | Rep | Broad Brook | 2010 | East Windsor, Ellington |
58 | Kathleen Tallarita | Dem | Enfield | 1998 | Enfield (part) |
59 | David William Kiner | Dem | Enfield | 2010 | Enfield (part) |
60 | Peggy Sayers | Dem | Windsor Locks | 1998 | Windsor (part), Windsor Locks |
61 | Elaine O'Brien | Dem | Suffield | 2010 | East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part) |
62 | William Simanski | Rep | Granby | 2010 | Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford |
63 | John Rigby | Rep | Colebrook | 2002 | Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester |
64 | Roberta Willis | Dem | Salisbury | 2000 | Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part) |
65 | Michelle Cook | Dem | Torrington | 2008 | Torrington (part) |
66 | Craig Miner | Rep | Litchfield | 2000 | Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part) |
67 | Clark Chapin | Rep | New Milford | 2000 | New Milford (part) |
68 | Sean Williams | Rep | Watertown | 2003 | Watertown, Woodbury (part) |
69 | Arthur O'Neill | Rep | Southbury | 1988 | Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington |
70 | Rosa Rebimbas | Rep | Naugatuck | 2009 | Naugatuck (part) |
71 | Anthony D'Amelio | Rep | Waterbury | 1996 | Middlebury, Waterbury (part) |
72 | Larry Butler | Dem | Waterbury | 2006 | Waterbury (part) |
73 | Jeffrey Berger | Dem | Waterbury | 2000 | Waterbury (part) |
74 | Selim Noujaim | Rep | Waterbury | 2002 | Waterbury (part) |
75 | David Aldarondo | Dem | Waterbury | 2004 | Waterbury (part) |
76 | John Piscopo | Rep | Thomaston | 1988 | Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston |
77 | Christopher Wright | Dem | Bristol | 2008 | Bristol (part) |
78 | Whit Betts | Rep | Bristol | 2010 | Bristol (part), Plymouth |
79 | Frank Nicastro, Sr. | Dem | Bristol | 2006 | Bristol (part) |
80 | Robert Sampson | Rep | Wolcott | 2010 | Wolcott, Southington (part) |
81 | Bruce Zalaski | Dem | Southington | 2002 | Southington (part) |
82 | Emil "Buddy" Altobello | Dem | Meriden | 1994 | Meriden (part) |
83 | Catherine Abercrombie | Dem | Meriden | 2005 | Berlin (part), Meriden (part) |
84 | Christopher G. Donovan | Dem | Meriden | 1992 | Meriden (part) |
85 | Mary Mushinsky | Dem | Wallingford | 1980 | Wallingford (part) |
86 | Vincent Candelora | Rep | North Branford | 2006 | East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part) |
87 | Dave Yaccarino | Rep | North Haven | 2010 | North Haven |
88 | J. Brendan Sharkey | Dem | Hamden | 2000 | Hamden (part) |
89 | Vickie Orsini Nardello | Dem | Prospect | 1994 | Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect |
90 | Mary Fritz | Dem | Yalesville | 1986 | Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part) |
91 | Peter Villano | Dem | Hamden | 1992 | Hamden (part) |
92 | Patricia Dillon | Dem | New Haven | 1984 | New Haven (part) |
93 | Toni Walker | Dem | New Haven | 2001 | New Haven (part) |
94 | Gary Holder-Winfield | Dem | New Haven | 2008 | New Haven (part) |
95 | Juan Candelaria | Dem | New Haven | 2002 | New Haven (part) |
96 | Roland Lemar | Dem | New Haven | 2010 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) |
97 | Robert Megna | Dem | New Haven | 2000 | New Haven (part) |
98 | Patricia Widlitz | Dem | Guilford | 1994 | Branford (part), Guilford (part) |
99 | James Albis | Dem | East Haven | 2011 | East Haven (part) |
100 | Matt Lesser | Dem | Middletown | 2008 | Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part) |
101 | Noreen Kokoruda | Rep | Madison | 2011 | Guilford (part), Madison |
102 | Lonnie Reed | Dem | Branford | 1996 | Branford (part) |
103 | Al Adinolfi | Rep | Cheshire | 2010 | Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part) |
104 | Linda Gentile | Dem | Ansonia | 2004 | Ansonia (part), Derby (part) |
105 | Leonard Greene, Jr. | Rep | Seymour | 2010 | Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part) |
106 | Christopher Lyddy | Dem | Newtown | 2008 | Newtown (part) |
107 | David Scribner | Rep | Brookfield | 1999 | Bethel (part), Brookfield |
108 | Richard Smith | Rep | New Fairfield | 2010 | Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman |
109 | Joseph Taborsak | Dem | Danbury | 2006 | Danbury (part) |
110 | Bob Godfrey | Dem | Danbury | 1988 | Danbury (part) |
111 | John H. Frey | Rep | Ridgefield | 1998 | Ridgefield |
112 | DebraLee Hovey | Rep | Monroe | 2002 | Monroe, Newtown (part) |
113 | Jason Perillo | Rep | Shelton | 2007 | Shelton (part) |
114 | Themis Klarides | Rep | Derby | 1998 | Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part) |
115 | Stephen Dargan | Dem | West Haven | 1990 | West Haven (part) |
116 | Louis Esposito | Dem | West Haven | 1992 | West Haven (part) |
117 | Paul Davis | Dem | Orange | 2004 | Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part) |
118 | Kim Rose | Dem | Milford | 2010 | Milford (part) |
119 | Richard Roy | Dem | Milford | 1992 | Milford (part) |
120 | Laura Hoydick | Rep | Stratford | 2010 | Stratford (part) |
121 | Terry Backer | Dem | Stratford | 1992 | Stratford (part) |
122 | Lawrence Miller | Rep | Stratford | 1990 | Shelton (part), Stratford (part) |
123 | T.R. Rowe | Rep | Trumbull | 1999 | Trumbull (part) |
124 | Charles Clemons | Dem | Bridgeport | 2003 | Bridgeport (part) |
125 | John Hetherington | Rep | New Canaan | 2002 | New Canaan (part), Wilton (part) |
126 | Charlie Stallworth | Dem | Bridgeport | 2011 | Bridgeport (part) |
127 | John Hennessy | Dem | Bridgeport | 2004 | Bridgeport (part) |
128 | Andres Ayala, Jr. | Dem | Bridgeport | 2006 | Bridgeport (part) |
129 | Auden Grogins | Dem | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
130 | Ezequiel Santiago | Dem | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
131 | David Labriola | Rep | Naugatuck | 2002 | Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part) |
132 | Brenda Kupchick | Rep | Fairfield | 2010 | Fairfield (part) |
133 | Kim Fawcett | Dem | Fairfield | 2006 | Fairfield (part), Westport (part) |
134 | Tony Hwang | Rep | Trumbull | 2008 | Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part) |
135 | John Shaban | Rep | Redding | 2010 | Easton, Redding (part), Weston |
136 | Jonathan Steinberg | Dem | Westport | 2010 | Westport (part) |
137 | Chris Perone | Dem | Norwalk | 2004 | Norwalk (part) |
138 | Janice Giegler | Rep | Danbury | 2002 | Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part) |
139 | Kevin Ryan | Dem | Montville | 1992 | Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part) |
140 | Bruce Morris | Dem | Norwalk | 2006 | Norwalk (part) |
141 | Terrie Wood | Rep | Darien | 2008 | Darien, Norwalk (part) |
142 | Lawrence F. Cafero | Rep | Norwalk | 1992 | Norwalk (part) |
143 | Gail Lavielle | Rep | Wilton | 2010 | Norwalk (part), Wilton (part) |
144 | Michael Molgano | Rep | Stamford | 2010 | Stamford (part) |
145 | Patricia Miller | Dem | Stamford | 2008 | Stamford (part) |
146 | Gerald Fox | Dem | Stamford | 2004 | Stamford (part) |
147 | William Tong | Dem | Stamford | 2006 | New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) |
148 | Daniel J. Fox | Dem | Stamford | 2011 | Stamford (part) |
149 | Livvy Floren | Rep | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part), Stamford (part) |
150 | Lile Gibbons | Rep | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part) |
151 | Fred Camillo | Rep | Greenwich | 2008 | Greenwich (part) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Under the Gold Dome: An Insider's Look at the Connecticut Legislature, by Judge Robert Satter. New Haven: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, 2004, pp. 16–27.
- ^ Democrats David McCluskey, John Geragosian, James Spallone, Michael Lawlor, Deborah Heinrich and Christopher Caruso (Districts 20, 25, 36, 99, 101 and 126, respectively), all resigned before the beginning of the session to take jobs in the Malloy administration.
- ^ Democrats Jon Verrengia, Bobby Sanchez, Phil Miller, James Albis, Republican Noreen Kokoruda and Democrat Charlie Stallworth elected to succeed McCluskey, Geragosian, Spallone, Lawlor, Heinrich and Caruso, respectively. Democrat Carlo Leone (District 148) elected to the Connecticut Senate.
- ^ Democrat Dan Fox elected to succeed Leone.
- ^ Democrat Tim O'Brien (District 24 resigned to become Mayor of New Britain.
- ^ Democrat Rick Lopes elected to succeed O'Brien.
- ^ "House of Representatives Members (listed alphabetically)". Connecticut General Assembly. http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/hlist.asp. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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