Connecticut House of Representatives


The Connecticut 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.

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 and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony. 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 as the Council 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.

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 Joe Aresimowicz of the 30th House District. The Majority Leader is Matthew Ritter of the 1st House District. The Minority Leader is Republican Themis Klarides of the 114th House District.

Composition of the House of Representatives

Listing of members

Current members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, as of 2019.
DistrictNamePartyHome city/townFirst electedCities/towns represented
1Matthew RitterDemHartford2010Hartford
2Raghib Allie-BrennanDemBethel2018Bethel, Danbury, Newtown, Redding
3Minnie GonzalezDemHartford1996Hartford
4Julio ConcepcionDemHartford2018 Hartford
5Brandon McGeeDemHartford2012Hartford, Windsor
6Edwin VargasDemHartford2012Hartford
7Joshua M. HallDem/WFPHartford2017Hartford
8Tim AckertRepCoventry2010Columbia, Coventry, Tolland, Vernon
9Jason RojasDemEast Hartford2008East Hartford, Manchester
10Henry GengaDemEast Hartford2006East Hartford
11Jeffrey CurreyDemEast Hartford2014East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor
12Geoff LuxenbergDemManchester2018Manchester
13Jason Edward DoucetteDemManchester2018Glastonbury, Manchester
14Tom DelnickiRepSouth Windsor2016South Windsor
15Bobby GibsonDemBloomfield2018 Bloomfield, Windsor
16John K. HamptonDemSimsbury2012Simsbury
17Leslee HillRepCanton2018Avon, Canton
18Jillian GilchrestDemWest Hartford2018West Hartford
19Tammy ExumDemWest Hartford2019 Avon, Farmington, West Hartford
20Joseph VerrengiaDemWest Hartford2011West Hartford
21Mike DemiccoDemFarmington2012Farmington
22William PetitRepPlainville2016New Britain, Plainville
23Devin CarneyRepOld Saybrook2014Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
24Rick LopesDemNew Britain2012New Britain, Newington
25Bobby SanchezDemNew Britain2011New Britain
26Peter TercyakDemNew Britain2003New Britain
27Gary TurcoDemNewington2018Newington
28Russell MorinDemWethersfield2006Wethersfield
29Kerry Szeps WoodDemRocky Hill2018Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
30Joe AresimowiczDemBerlin2004Berlin, Southington
31Jill BerryDemGlastonbury2018Glastonbury
32Christie CarpinoRepCromwell2010Cromwell, Portland
33Joseph SerraDemMiddletown1992Middletown
34Irene HainesRepEast Hampton2018Colchester, East Haddam, East Hampton
35Jesse MacLachlanRepWestbrook2014Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook
36Christine PalmDemHaddam2018Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37Holly CheesemanRepNiantic2016East Lyme, Salem
38Kathleen McCartyRepWaterford2014Montville, Waterford
39Anthony NolanDemNew London2019 New London
40Christine ConleyDemGroton2016Groton, Ledyard
41Joe de la CruzDemGroton2016Groton, New London
42Mike FranceRepLedyard2014Ledyard, Montville, Preston
43Kate RotellaDemNorth Stonington2018North Stonington, Stonington
44Anne DauphinaisRepKillingly2016Killingly, Plainfield
45Brian LanoueRepGriswold2018Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, Sterling, Voluntown
46Emmett RileyDemNorwich2012Norwich
47Doug DubitskyRepCanterbury2014Canterbury, Chaplin, Franklin, Hampton, Lisbon, Lebanon, Norwich, Scotland, Sprague
48Brian SmithDemColchester2020 Colchester, Lebanon, Mansfield, Windham
49Susan JohnsonDemWindham2008Windham
50Pat BoydDemPomfret2016Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, Union, Woodstock
51Rick HayesRepPutnam2018Killingly, Putnam, Thompson
52Kurt VailRepStafford2014Somers, Stafford
53Patricia Wilson PheaniousDemTolland2018Ashford, Tolland, Willington
54Gregory HaddadDemMansfield2010Mansfield
55Robin GreenRepMarlborough2016Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough
56Mike WinklerDemVernon2016Vernon
57Christopher DavisRepBroad Brook2010East Windsor, Ellington
58Tom ArnoneDemEnfield2018Enfield
59Carol HallRepEnfield2016East Windsor, Enfield
60Jane GaribayDemWindsor Locks2016Windsor, Windsor Locks
61Tami ZawistowskiRepSuffield2014East Granby, Suffield, Windsor
62William SimanskiRepGranby2010Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford
63Jay CaseRepColebrook2012Colebrook, Goshen, Torrington, Winchester
64Maria HornDemNorth Canaan2018Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington
65Michelle CookDemTorrington2008Torrington
66David WilsonRepLitchfield2016Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury
67Bill BuckbeeRepNew Milford2016New Milford
68Joseph PollettaRepWatertown2017Watertown, Woodbury
69Arthur O'NeillRepSouthbury1988Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington
70Rosa RebimbasRepNaugatuck2009Naugatuck
71Anthony D'AmelioRepWaterbury1996Middlebury, Waterbury
72Larry ButlerDemWaterbury2006Waterbury
73Ron NapoliDemWaterbury2018Waterbury
74Stephanie CummingsRepWaterbury2016Waterbury
75Geraldo ReyesDemWaterbury2016Waterbury
76John PiscopoRepThomaston1988Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield, Thomaston
77Cara Pavalock-D'AmatoRepBristol2014Bristol
78Whit BettsRepBristol2010Bristol, Plymouth
79Chris ZiogasDemBristol2016Bristol
80Gale MastrofrancescoRepWolcott2018Wolcott, Southington
81John FuscoRepSouthington2016Southington
82Emil AltobelloDemMeriden1994Meriden, Middlefield
83Catherine AbercrombieDemMeriden2005Berlin, Meriden
84Hilda SantiagoDemMeriden2012Meriden
85Mary MushinskyDemWallingford1980Wallingford
86Vincent CandeloraRepNorth Branford2006Durham, Guilford, North Branford, Wallingford
87Dave YaccarinoRepNorth Haven2010North Haven
88Josh ElliottDemHamden2017Hamden
89Lezlye ZupkusRepProspect2012Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect
90Craig C. FishbeinRepWallingford2016Cheshire, Wallingford
91Mike D'AgostinoDemHamden2012Hamden
92Patricia DillonDemNew Haven1984New Haven
93Toni WalkerDemNew Haven2001New Haven
94Robyn PorterDemNew Haven2014Hamden, New Haven
95Juan CandelariaDemNew Haven2002New Haven
96Roland LemarDemNew Haven2010East Haven, New Haven
97Alphonse PaolilloDemNew Haven2018New Haven
98Sean ScanlonDemGuilford2014Branford, Guilford
99Joseph ZulloRepEast Haven2019 East Haven
100Quentin PhippsDemMiddletown2018Middletown
101Noreen KokorudaRepMadison2011Durham, Madison
102Robin ComeyDemBranford2018Branford
103Liz LinehanDemCheshire2016Cheshire, Southington, Wallingford
104Kara RochelleDemAnsonia2018Ansonia, Derby
105Nicole Klarides-DitriaRepSeymour2018Beacon Falls, Derby, Seymour
106Mitch BolinskyRepNewtown2012Newtown
107Stephen HardingRepBrookfield2015Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury
108Richard A. SmithRepNew Fairfield2010Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman
109David ArcontiDemDanbury2012Danbury
110Bob GodfreyDemDanbury1988Danbury
111John H. FreyRepRidgefield1998Ridgefield
112J. P. SredzinskiRepMonroe2014Monroe, Newtown
113Jason PerilloRepShelton2007Shelton
114Themis KlaridesRepDerby1998Derby, Orange, Woodbridge
115Dorinda Keenan BorerDemWest Haven2017 West Haven
116Michael DiMassaDemWest Haven2018New Haven, West Haven
117Charles FerraroRepWest Haven2014Milford, Orange, West Haven
118Kim RoseDemMilford2010Milford
119Kathy KennedyRepMilford2018Orange, Milford
120Phil YoungDemStratford2018 Stratford
121Joe GreskoDemStratford2016Stratford
122Ben McGortyRepShelton2014Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull
123David RutiglianoRepTrumbull2012Trumbull
124Andre BakerDemBridgeport2014Bridgeport
125Tom O'DeaRepNew Canaan2012New Canaan, Wilton
126Charlie StallworthDemBridgeport2011Bridgeport
127Jack HennessyDemBridgeport2004Bridgeport
128Christopher RosarioDemBridgeport2014Bridgeport
129Steven StafstromDemBridgeport2015Bridgeport
130Antonio FelipeDemBridgeport2019 Bridgeport
131David LabriolaRepNaugatuck2002Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury
132Brian FarnenRepFairfield2020 Fairfield
133Cristin McCarthy VaheyDemFairfield2014Fairfield
134Laura DevlinRepFairfield2014Fairfield, Trumbull
135Anne HughesDemRedding2018Easton, Redding, Weston
136Jonathan SteinbergDemWestport2010Westport
137Chris PeroneDemNorwalk2004Norwalk
138Ken GuckerDemDanbury2018Danbury, New Fairfield, Ridgefield
139Kevin RyanDemMontville1992Bozrah, Montville, Norwich
140Travis SimmsDemNorwalk2018Norwalk
141Terrie WoodRepDarien2008Darien, Norwalk
142Lucy DathanDemNorwalk2018New Canaan, Norwalk
143Gail LavielleRepWilton2010Norwalk, Westport, Wilton
144Caroline SimmonsDemStamford2014Stamford
145Patricia MillerDemStamford2008Stamford
146David MichelDemStamford2018Stamford
147Matt BlumenthalDemStamford2018Darien, Stamford
148Daniel J. FoxDemStamford2011Stamford
149Livvy FlorenRepGreenwich2000Greenwich, Stamford
150Steve MeskersDemGreenwich2018Greenwich
151Harry AroraRepGreenwich2020 Greenwich

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Notable former House members

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