Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate


The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut serves as the President of the Connecticut Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate presides. The President pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President pro tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The Senate majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The current President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate is Martin M. Looney, a Democrat who has served since 2015.

List of Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate

NameTown and political partyTerm of service
Aaron N. SkinnerNew Haven, 1845
Samuel InghamSaybrook, 1846
Thomas C. PerkinsHartford, 1847
Thomas B. ButlerNorwalk, 1848
Henry DuttonNew Haven, 1849
Samuel InghamSaybrook, 1850
Henry E. PeckNew Haven, 1851
James T. PrattRocky Hill, 1852
Daniel B. WarnerEast Haddam, 1853
John BoydWest Winsted, 1854
James F. BabcockNew Haven, 1855
Leman W. CutlerWatertown, 1856
Ammi GiddingsPlymouth, 1857
Elisha CarpenterKillingly, 1858
Thaddeus WellesGlastonbury, 1859
Joseph G. LambNorwich, 1860
Andrew B. MygattNew Milford, 1861
Hiram GoodwinHitchcockville, 1862
Gilbert W. PhillipsPutnam, 1863
John T. AdamsNorwich, 1864
Orlando J. HodgeRobertsville, 1865
John T. WaitNorwich, 1866
Amos J. GallupSterling, 1867
Edwin H. BugbecKillingly, 1868
David GallupPlainfield, 1869
Edward HarlandNorwich, 1870
Ezra HallMarlborough, 1871
S. Storrs CottonPomfret, 1872
Allen TennyNorwich, 1873
Luzon B. MorrisNew Haven, 1874
Caleb B. BowersNew Haven, 1875
Ephraim H. HydeStafford, 1876
Oliver HoytStamford, 1877,78
Gilbert W. PhillipsPutnam, 1879
Lyman W. CoeTorrington, 1880,81
Robert CoitNew London, 1882,83
Lorrin A. CookeWinsted, 1884
Stiles T. StantonStonington, 1885,86
Robert J. WalshGreenwich, 1887,88
John M. HallWillimantic, 1889,90
David M. ReadBridgeport, 1891,92
Frederick W. HoldenAnsonia, 1893,94
John FerrisSouth Norwalk, 1895,96
William MarigoldBridgeport, 1897,98
Edwin O. KeelerNorwalk, 1899,1900
Henry RobertsHartford, 1901,02
Rollin S. WoodruffNew Haven, 1903,04
Samuel FessendenStamford, 1905,06
Stiles JudsonStratford, 1907,08
Isaac W. BrooksTorrington, 1909,10
Frank C. WoodruffOrange, 1911,12
George LandersNew Britain, 1913,14
Frederic A. BartlettBridgeport, 1915,16
Henry H. LymanMiddlefield, 1917,18
William H. HealdStafford Springs, 1919,20
William H. HallSouth Willington, 1921,22
John H. TrumbullPlainville, 1923,24
Edwin BrainardBranford, 1925,26
Frederic C. WalcottNorfolk, 1927,28
Roy C. WilcoxMeriden, 1929,30
Albert E. LaveryFairfield, 1931,32
David GoldsteinBridgeport, 1933,34
John F. LynchWest Haven, 1935,36
Joseph H. LawlorWaterbury, 1937,38
Charles J. ArrigoniDurham, 1939,40
Joseph B. DownesNorwich, 1941,42
Frank H. PeetKent, 1943,44
Samuel H. MalkanNew Haven, 1945,46
Robert E. ParsonsFarmington, 1947,48
Cornelius Mulvihill, Jr.Bridgeport, 1949,50
William Perry BarberPutnam, 1951,52
Oscar Peterson, Jr.Stratford, 1953,54
Patrick J. WardHartford, 1955,56
Theodore S. RyanSharon, 1957,58
Anthony ArmentanoHartford, 1959-62
Fred J. Doocy1Wapping, 1963-1/16/66
Paul J. Falsey2New Haven, 1/26/66-1966
Charles T. AlfanoSuffield, 1967-72
Peter L. Cashman3Lyme, 1973-6/7/73
Florence D. Finney4Cos Cob, 7/10/73-1974
Joseph J. Fauliso5Hartford, 1975-80
James J. Murphy, Jr.Franklin, 1981-84
Philip S. RobertsonCheshire, 1985–86
John B. LarsonEast Hartford, 1987-94
M. Adela EadsKent, 1995-97
Kevin B. Sullivan6West Hartford, 1997-7/1/2004
Donald E. Williams, Jr. 7Brooklyn, 7/1/2004-2014
Martin M. LooneyNew Haven, 2015-