Connecticut House of Representatives
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The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal amount 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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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 Donovan of the 54th House District (Meriden). The Majority Leader is Denise W. Merrill of the 54th House District (Chaplin, Mansfield). The Minority Leader is Republican Lawrence F. Cafero of the 142nd House District (Norwalk).
2009-2010 make-up of the House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic Party | 110 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Vacant | 1 | |
| Total | 151 | |
| Majority | 70 | |
Listing of members
| District | Name | Party | Hometown | First Elected | Towns Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth P. Green | Democratic | Hartford | 1994 | Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part) |
| 2 | Jason Bartlett | Democratic | Bethel | 2006 | Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part) |
| 3 | Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Hartford | 1996 | Hartford (part) |
| 4 | Kevin Roldan | Democratic | Hartford | 2006 | Hartford (part) |
| 5 | Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey | Democratic | Hartford | 1994 | Hartford (part) |
| 6 | Arthur J. Feltman | Democratic | Hartford | 1996 | Hartford (part) |
| 7 | Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Hartford | 2004 | Hartford (part) |
| 8 | Joan A. Lewis | Democratic | Coventry | 2002 | Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part) |
| 9 | Jason Rojas | Democratic | East Hartford | 2008 | East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part) |
| 10 | Henry Genga | Democratic | East Hartford | 2006 | East Hartford (part) |
| 11 | Michael A. Christ | Democratic | East Hartford | 1994 | East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part) |
| 12 | Ryan P. Barry | Democratic | Manchester | 2002 | Manchester (part) |
| 13 | John W. Thompson | Democratic | Manchester | 1986 | Manchester (part) |
| 14 | Bill Aman | Republican | South Windsor | 2004 | South Windsor (part) |
| 15 | Vacant | Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part) | |||
| 16 | Linda Schofield | Democratic | Simsbury | 2006 | Simsbury |
| 17 | Timothy LeGeyt | Republican | Canton | 2008 | Avon (part), Canton |
| 18 | Andrew M. Fleischmann | Democratic | West Hartford | 1994 | West Hartford (part) |
| 19 | Beth Bye | Democratic | West Hartford | 2006 | Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part) |
| 20 | David D. McCluskey | Democratic | West Hartford | 1998 | West Hartford (part) |
| 21 | Demetrios S. Giannaros | Democratic | Farmington | 1994 | Farmington (part) |
| 22 | Elizabeth A. Boukus | Democratic | Plainville | 1994 | Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville |
| 23 | Marilyn Giuliano | Republican | Old Saybrook | 2002 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Westbrook (part) |
| 24 | Tim O'Brien | Democratic | New Britain | 2002 | New Britain (part), Newington (part) |
| 25 | John C. Geragosian | Democratic | New Britain | 1994 | New Britain (part) |
| 26 | Peter C. Tercyak | Democratic | New Britain | 2003 (special election) | New Britain (part) |
| 27 | Sandy H. Nafis | Democratic | Newington | 1998 | Newington (part) |
| 28 | Russell Morin | Democratic | Wethersfield | 2006 | Wethersfield (part) |
| 29 | Antonio Guerrera | Democratic | Rocky Hill | 2001 | Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) |
| 30 | Joe Aresimowicz | Democratic | Berlin | 2004 | Berlin (part), Southington (part) |
| 31 | Thomas Kehoe | Democratic | Glastonbury | 2006 | Glastonbury (part) |
| 32 | Jim A. O'Rourke | Democratic | Cromwell | 1991 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland |
| 33 | Joseph C. Serra | Democratic | Middletown | 1992 | Middletown (part) |
| 34 | Gail K. Hamm | Democratic | East Hampton | 1998 | East Hampton, Middletown (part) |
| 35 | Brian J. O'Connor | Democratic | Westbrook | 2000 | Clinton (part), Killingworth, Westbrook (part) |
| 36 | James Field Spallone | Democratic | Essex | 2000 | Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam |
| 37 | Ed Jutila | Democratic | Niantic | 2004 | East Lyme, Salem |
| 38 | Elizabeth B. Ritter | Democratic | Waterford | 2004 | Montville (part), Waterford |
| 39 | Ernst Hewett | Democratic | New London | 2004 | New London (part) |
| 40 | Edward E. Moukawsher | Democratic | Groton | 2002 | Groton (part), New London (part) |
| 41 | Elissa Wright | Democratic | Groton | 2006 | Groton (part) |
| 42 | Tom Reynolds | Democratic | Ledyard | 2004 | Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston |
| 43 | Diana S. Urban | elected as Republican, switched to a Democrat | North Stonington | 2000 | North Stonington, Stonington |
| 44 | Mae Flexer | Democratic | Killingly | 2008 | Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling |
| 45 | Steve T. Mikutel | Democratic | Griswold | 1992 | Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown |
| 46 | Melissa M. Olson | Democratic | Norwich | 2002 | Norwich (part) |
| 47 | Christopher Coutu | Republican | Norwich | 2008 | Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague |
| 48 | Linda A. Orange | Democratic | Colchester | 1996 | Colchester, East Hampton |
| 49 | Susan Johnson | Democratic | Windham | 2008 | Windham |
| 50 | Mike Alberts | Republican | Woodstock | 2004 | Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock |
| 51 | Shawn T. Johnston | Democratic | Putnam | 1994 | Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson |
| 52 | Penny Bacchiochi | Republican | Somers | 2002 | Somers, Stafford, Union |
| 53 | Bryan Hurlburt | Democratic | Tolland | 2006 | Ashford, Tolland, Willington |
| 54 | Denise W. Merrill | Democratic | Mansfield Center | 1994 | Chaplin, Mansfield |
| 55 | Pamela Z. Sawyer | Republican | Bolton | 1992 | Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough |
| 56 | Claire L. Janowski | Democratic | Vernon | 2000 | Vernon (part) |
| 57 | Ted C. Graziani | Democratic | Ellington | 1998 | East Windsor, Ellington |
| 58 | Kathleen M. Tallarita | Democratic | Enfield | 1998 | Enfield (part) |
| 59 | Karen Jarmoc | Democratic | Enfield | 2006 | Enfield (part) |
| 60 | Peggy Sayers | Democratic | Windsor Locks | 1998 | Windsor (part), Windsor Locks |
| 61 | Matthew Conway | Democratic | Windsor | 2008 | East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part) |
| 62 | Richard F. Ferrari | Republican | East Granby | 1990 | Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford |
| 63 | George M. Wilber | Democratic | Colebrook | 2002 | Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester |
| 64 | Roberta B. Willis | Democratic | Salisbury | 2000 | Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part) |
| 65 | Anne L. Ruwet | Republican | Torrington | 2002 | Torrington (part) |
| 66 | Craig A. Miner | Republican | Litchfield | 2000 | Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part) |
| 67 | Clark J. Chapin | Republican | New Milford | 2000 | New Milford (part) |
| 68 | Sean J. Williams | Republican | Watertown | 2003 (special election) | Watertown, Woodbury (part) |
| 69 | Arthur J. O'Neill | Republican | Southbury | 1988 | Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington |
| 70 | Kevin M. DelGobbo | Republican | Naugatuck | 1996 | Naugatuck (part) |
| 71 | Anthony J. D'Amelio | Republican | Waterbury | 1996 | Middlebury, Waterbury (part) |
| 72 | Larry B. Butler | Democratic | Waterbury | 2006 | Waterbury (part) |
| 73 | Jeffrey J. Berger | Democratic | Waterbury | 2000 | Waterbury (part) |
| 74 | Selim Noujaim | Republican | Waterbury | 2002 | Waterbury (part) |
| 75 | David Aldarondo | Democratic | Waterbury | 2004 | Waterbury (part) |
| 76 | John E. Piscopo | Republican | Thomaston | 1988 | Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston |
| 77 | Christopher Wright | Democratic | Bristol | 2008 | Bristol (part) |
| 78 | William A. Hamzy | Republican | Terryville | 1994 | Bristol (part), Plymouth |
| 79 | Frank Nicastro, Sr. | Democratic | Bristol | 2006 | Bristol (part) |
| 80 | John Mazurek | Democratic | Wolcott | 2002 | Wolcott, Southington (part) |
| 81 | Bruce Zalaski | Democratic | Southington | 2002 | Southington (part) |
| 82 | Emil Altobello | Democratic | Meriden | 1994 | Meriden (part) |
| 83 | Catherine F. Abercrombie | Democratic | Meriden | 2005 (special election) | Berlin (part), Meriden (part) |
| 84 | Christopher G. Donovan | Democratic | Meriden | 1992 | Meriden (part) |
| 85 | Mary M. Mushinsky | Democratic | Wallingford | 1980 | Wallingford (part) |
| 86 | Vincent Candelora | Republican | North Branford | 2006 | East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part) |
| 87 | Steve Fontana | Democratic | North Haven | 1994 | North Haven |
| 88 | J. Brendan Sharkey | Democratic | Hamden | 2000 | Hamden (part) |
| 89 | Vickie Orsini Nardello | Democratic | Prospect | 1994 | Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect |
| 90 | Mary G. Fritz | Democratic | Yalesville | 1986 | Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part) |
| 91 | Peter F. Villano | Democratic | Hamden | 1992 | Hamden (part) |
| 92 | Patricia A. Dillon | Democratic | New Haven | 1984 | New Haven (part) |
| 93 | Toni E. Walker | Democratic | New Haven | 2000 | New Haven (part) |
| 94 | Gary Winfield | Democratic | New Haven | 2008 | New Haven (part) |
| 95 | Juan Candelaria | Democratic | New Haven | 2002 | New Haven (part) |
| 96 | Cameron C. Staples | Democratic | New Haven | 1994 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) |
| 97 | Robert W. Megna | Democratic | New Haven | 2000 | New Haven (part) |
| 98 | Patricia M. Widlitz | Democratic | Guilford | 1994 | Branford (part), Guilford (part) |
| 99 | Michael P. Lawlor | Democratic | East Haven | 1986 | East Haven (part) |
| 100 | Matthew Lesser | Democratic | Middletown | 2008 | Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part) |
| 101 | Deborah W. Heinrich | Democratic | Madison | 2004 | Guilford (part), Madison |
| 102 | Peter J. Panaroni | Democratic | Branford | 1996 | Branford (part) |
| 103 | Elizabeth Esty | Democratic | Cheshire | 2008 | Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part) |
| 104 | Linda M. Gentile | Democratic | Ansonia | 2004 | Ansonia (part), Derby (part) |
| 105 | Leonard C. Greene | Republican | Beacon Falls | 1996 | Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part) |
| 106 | Christopher Lyddy | Democratic | Newtown | 2008 | Newtown (part) |
| 107 | David A. Scribner | Republican | Brookfield | 1999 | Bethel (part), Brookfield |
| 108 | Mary Ann Carson | Republican | New Fairfield | 1998 | Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman |
| 109 | Joseph Taborsak | Democratic | Danbury | 2006 | Danbury (part) |
| 110 | Bob D. Godfrey | Democratic | Danbury | 1988 | Danbury (part) |
| 111 | John H. Frey | Republican | Ridgefield | 1998 | Ridgefield |
| 112 | Debra Lee Hovey | Republican | Monroe | 2002 | Monroe, Newtown (part) |
| 113 | Jason Perillo | Republican | Shelton | 2007 (special election) | Shelton (part) |
| 114 | Themis Klarides | Republican | Derby | 1998 | Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part) |
| 115 | Stephen D. Dargan | Democratic | West Haven | 1990 | West Haven (part) |
| 116 | Louis P. Esposito | Democratic | West Haven | 1992 | West Haven (part) |
| 117 | Paul Davis | Democratic | Orange | 2004 | Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part) |
| 118 | Barbara Lambert | Democratic | Milford | 2008 | Milford (part) |
| 119 | Richard Roy | Democratic | Milford | 1992 | Milford (part) |
| 120 | John A. Harkins | Republican | Stratford | 1996 | Stratford (part) |
| 121 | Terry E. Backer | Democratic | Stratford | 1992 | Stratford (part) |
| 122 | Lawrence G. Miller | Republican | Stratford | 1990 | Shelton (part), Stratford (part) |
| 123 | T.R. Rowe | Republican | Trumbull | 1998 | Trumbull (part) |
| 124 | Charles D. Clemons | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2003 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 125 | John W. Hetherington | Republican | New Canaan | 2002 | New Canaan (part), Wilton (part) |
| 126 | Christopher L. Caruso | Democratic | Bridgeport | 1991 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 127 | John F. Hennessy | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2004 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 128 | Andres Ayala, Jr. | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2006 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 129 | Auden Grogins | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 130 | Ezequiel Santiago | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 131 | David K. Labriola | Republican | Naugatuck | 2002 | Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part) |
| 132 | Thomas J. Drew | Democratic | Fairfield | 2004 | Fairfield (part) |
| 133 | Kim Fawcett | Democratic | Fairfield | 2006 | Fairfield (part), Westport (part) |
| 134 | Tony Hwang | Republican | Trumbull | 2008 | Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part) |
| 135 | John E. Stripp | Republican | Weston | 1992 | Easton, Redding (part), Weston |
| 136 | Joe S. Mioli | Democratic | Westport | 2004 | Westport (part) |
| 137 | Chris Perone | Democratic | Norwalk | 2004 | Norwalk (part) |
| 138 | Janice R. Giegler | Republican | Danbury | 2002 | Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part) |
| 139 | Kevin Ryan | Democratic | Montville | 1992 | Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part) |
| 140 | Bruce Morris | Democratic | Norwalk | 2006 | Norwalk (part) |
| 141 | John J. Ryan | Republican | Darien | 1994 | Darien, Norwalk (part) |
| 142 | Lawrence F. Cafero | Republican | Norwalk | 1992 | Norwalk (part) |
| 143 | Antonietta Boucher | Republican | Wilton | 1996 | Norwalk (part), Wilton (part) |
| 144 | Jim Shapiro | Democratic | Stamford | 2004 | Stamford (part) |
| 145 | Patricia Miller | Democratic | Stamford | 2008 | Stamford (part) |
| 146 | Gerald Fox | Democratic | Stamford | 2004 | Stamford (part) |
| 147 | William Tong | Democratic | Stamford | 2006 | New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) |
| 148 | Carlo Leone | Democratic | Stamford | 2002 | Stamford (part) |
| 149 | Livvy R. Floren | Republican | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part), Stamford (part) |
| 150 | Lile R. Gibbons | Republican | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part) |
| 151 | Fred Camillo | Republican | Greenwich | 2008 | Greenwich (part) |
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