Connecticut House of Representatives

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox legislature 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

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A blank map of the Connecticut State House districts.

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.<ref>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.</ref>

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 Matthew Ritter of the 1st House District the includes part of Hartford. The Majority Leader is Jason Rojas of the 9th House District which includes part of East Hartford and part of Manchester. The Minority Leader is Republican Vincent Candelora of the 86th House District that includes part of Durham, part of East Haven, part of Guilford, and North Branford.

Position Representative District
Template:Party color cell Speaker Matthew Ritter 1
Template:Party color cell Majority Leader Jason Rojas 9
Template:Party color cell Minority Leader Vincent Candelora 86

Composition of the House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party Total
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Democratic Republican Vacant
End of Previous Legislature: 2023–2025 Template:Party shading/Democratic|98 53 151 0
Start of Current Legislature: 2025–2027Template:Refn Template:Party shading/Democratic|101 49 150 1
February 28, 2025Template:Refn Template:Party shading/Democratic rowspan=2|102 48
April 25, 2025Template:Refn 49 151 0
November 12, 2025Template:Refn Template:Party shading/Democratic|101 150 1
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List of current members

Current members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, as of November 12, 2025.

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Party Home city/town First elected Cities/towns represented
1 Matthew Ritter Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hartford 2010 Hartford (part)
2 Raghib Allie-Brennan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bethel 2018 Bethel (part), Danbury (part)
3 Minnie Gonzalez Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hartford 1996 Hartford (part)
4 Julio Concepcion Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hartford 2018 (special) Hartford (part)
5 Maryam Khan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Windsor 2022 (special) Hartford (part), South Windsor (part), Windsor (part)
6 James Sanchez Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hartford 2023 (special) Hartford (part), West Hartford (part)
7 Joshua Hall Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hartford 2017 (special) Hartford (part)
8 Tim Ackert Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Coventry 2010 Bolton (part), Columbia, Coventry, Lebanon (part), Tolland (part)
9 Jason Rojas Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem East Hartford 2008 East Hartford (part), Manchester (part)
10 Henry Genga Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem East Hartford 2006 East Hartford (part)
11 Patrick Biggins Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem East Hartford 2024 East Hartford (part), Manchester (part)
12 Geoff Luxenberg Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Manchester 2018 Manchester (part)
13 Jason Doucette Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Manchester 2018 Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part)
14 Tom Delnicki Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep South Windsor 2016 South Windsor (part)
15 Bobby Gibson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bloomfield 2018 (special) Bloomfield, West Hartford (part)
16 Melissa Osborne Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Simsbury 2022 Simsbury
17 Eleni Kavros DeGraw Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Avon 2020 Avon (part), Canton
18 Jillian Gilchrest Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem West Hartford 2018 West Hartford (part)
19 Tammy Exum Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem West Hartford 2019 (special) Avon (part), West Hartford (part)
20 Kate Farrar Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem West Hartford 2020 Newington (part), West Hartford (part)
21 Mike Demicco Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Farmington 2012 Farmington (part)
22 Rebecca Martinez Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Plainville 2024 Farmington (part), Plainville, Southington (part)
23 Devin Carney Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Old Lyme 2014 Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook (part)
24 Emmanuel Sanchez Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Britain 2020 New Britain (part)
25 Vacant New Britain (part)
26 David DeFronzo Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Britain 2024 New Britain (part)
27 Gary Turco Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Newington 2018 New Britain (part), Newington (part)
28 Amy Morrin Bello Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Wethersfield 2020 Wethersfield (part)
29 Kerry Wood Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Rocky Hill 2018 Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part)
30 Donna Veach Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Berlin 2020 Berlin (part), Southington (part)
31 Jill Barry Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Glastonbury 2018 Glastonbury (part)
32 Christie Carpino Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Cromwell 2010 Cromwell, Portland
33 Brandon Chafee Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Middletown 2020 Middletown (part)
34 Irene Haines Template:Party shading/Republican |Rep East Haddam 2018 East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem (part)
35 Chris Aniskovich Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Clinton 2022 Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook (part)
36 Renee LaMark Muir Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Deep River 2024 Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37 Nick Menapace Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem East Lyme 2024 East Lyme, Montville (part), Salem (part)
38 Nick Gauthier Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Waterford 2024 Montville (part), Waterford
39 Anthony Nolan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New London 2019 (special) New London (part)
40 Dan Gaiewski Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Groton 2025 (special) Groton (part), New London (part)
41 Aundre Bumgardner Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Groton 2022 Groton (part), Stonington (part)
42 Savet Constantine Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Wilton 2024 New Canaan (part), Ridgefield (part), Wilton
43 Greg Howard Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Stonington 2020 Ledyard (part), North Stonington, Stonington (part)
44 Anne Dauphinais Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Killingly 2016 Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling
45 Brian Lanoue Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Griswold 2018 Griswold, Ledyard (part), Lisbon (part), Preston, Voluntown
46 Derell Wilson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Norwich 2022 Norwich (part)
47 Doug Dubitsky Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Chaplin 2014 Brooklyn (part), Canterbury, Chaplin, Lisbon (part), Norwich (part), Plainfield (part), Scotland, Sprague
48 Mark DeCaprio Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Colchester 2022 Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon (part)
49 Susan Johnson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Windham 2008 Windham
50 Patrick Boyd Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Pomfret 2016 Ashford, Brooklyn (part), Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield (part), Pomfret, Woodstock (part)
51 Chris Stewart Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Putnam 2024 Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson
52 Kurt Vail Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Stafford 2014 Somers, Stafford, Union, Woodstock
53 Tammy Nuccio Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Tolland 2020 Tolland (part), Willington, Vernon (part)
54 Gregory Haddad Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Mansfield 2010 Mansfield (part)
55 Steve Weir Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Hebron 2022 Andover, Bolton (part), Glastonbury (part), Hebron, Marlborough
56 Kevin Brown Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Vernon 2022 Vernon (part)
57 Jaime Foster Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem East Windsor 2020 East Windsor (part), Ellington, Vernon (part)
58 John Santanella Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Enfield 2024 Enfield (part)
59 Carol Hall Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Enfield 2016 East Windsor (part), Enfield (part)
60 Jane Garibay Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Windsor 2016 Windsor (part), Windsor Locks (part)
61 Tami Zawistowski Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Suffield 2014 East Granby, Suffield, Windsor Locks (part)
62 Mark Anderson Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Granby 2020 Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford
63 Jay Case Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Winchester 2012 Colebrook, Torrington (part), Winchester
64 Maria Horn Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Salisbury 2018 Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Washington
65 Joe Canino Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Torrington 2024 Torrington (part)
66 Karen Reddington-Hughes Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Woodbury 2022 Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury
67 Bill Buckbee Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep New Milford 2016 New Milford (part)
68 Joe Polletta Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Watertown 2017 (special) Watertown, Waterbury (part)
69 Jason Buchsbaum Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Southbury 2024 Bridgewater, Roxbury, New Milford (part), Southbury (part)
70 Seth Bronko Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Naugatuck 2022 Naugatuck (part)
71 William Pizzuto Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Middlebury 2022 (special) Middlebury, Waterbury (part)
72 Larry Butler Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Waterbury 2006 Waterbury (part)
73 Ronald Napoli Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Waterbury 2018 Waterbury (part)
74 Michael DiGiovancarlo Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Waterbury 2020 Waterbury (part)
75 Geraldo Reyes Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Waterbury 2016 Waterbury (part)
76 John Piscopo Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Thomaston 1988 Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston
77 Cara Pavalock-D'Amato Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Bristol 2014 Bristol (part)
78 Joe Hoxha Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Bristol 2022 Bristol (part), Plymouth
79 Mary Fortier Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bristol 2022 Bristol (part)
80 Gale Mastrofrancesco Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Wolcott 2018 Wolcott, Southington (part)
81 Christopher Poulos Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Southington 2022 Southington (part)
82 Michael Quinn Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Meriden 2020 Meriden (part)
83 Jonathan Fazzino Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Berlin 2022 Berlin (part), Meriden (part), Cheshire (part)
84 Hilda Santiago Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Meriden 2012 Meriden (part)
85 Mary Mushinsky Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Wallingford 1980 Wallingford (part)
86 Vincent Candelora Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep North Branford 2006 Durham (part), East Haven (part), Guilford (part), North Branford
87 Dave Yaccarino Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep North Haven 2010 North Haven
88 Josh Elliott Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hamden 2016 Hamden (part)
89 Lezlye Zupkus Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Prospect 2012 Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect, Waterbury (part)
90 Craig Fishbein Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Wallingford 2016 Middlefield, Wallingford (part)
91 Laurie Sweet Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Hamden 2024 Hamden (part)
92 Patricia Dillon Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 1984 New Haven (part)
93 Toni Walker Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 2001 (special) New Haven (part)
94 Steven Winter Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 2024 Hamden (part), New Haven (part)
95 Juan Candelaria Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 2002 New Haven (part)
96 Roland Lemar Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 2010 New Haven (part)
97 Alphonse Paolillo Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Haven 2018 New Haven (part)
98 Moira Rader Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Guilford 2022 Branford (part), Guilford (part)
99 Joseph Zullo Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep East Haven 2019 (special) East Haven (part)
100 Kai Belton Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Middletown 2023 (special) Middletown (part)
101 John-Michael Parker Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Madison 2020 Durham (part), Madison
102 Robin Comey Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Branford 2018 Branford (part)
103 Liz Linehan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Cheshire 2016 Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part)
104 Kara Rochelle Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Ansonia 2018 Ansonia, Derby (part)
105 Nicole Klarides-Ditria Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Seymour 2018 Beacon Falls, Derby (part), Seymour
106 Mitch Bolinsky Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Newtown 2012 Newtown (part)
107 Martin Foncello Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Brookfield 2022 Bethel (part), Brookfield, Newtown (part)
108 Patrick Callahan Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep New Fairfield 2020 Danbury (part), New Fairfield, New Milford (part), Sherman
109 Farley Santos Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Danbury 2022 Danbury (part)
110 Bob Godfrey Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Danbury 1988 Danbury (part)
111 Aimee Berger-Girvalo Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Ridgefield 2020 Ridgefield (part)
112 Tony Scott Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Monroe 2021 (special) Easton (part), Monroe, Trumbull (part)
113 Amy Romano Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Shelton 2025 (special) Shelton (part)
114 Mary Welander Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Orange 2020 Derby (part), Hamden (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge
115 William Heffernan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem West Haven 2024 (special) West Haven (part)
116 Treneé McGee Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem West Haven 2021 (special) West Haven (part)
117 Michael Shannon Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Milford 2024 Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part)
118 Frank Smith Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Milford 2020 Milford (part)
119 Kathy Kennedy Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Milford 2018 Orange (part), Milford (part)
120 Kaitlyn Shake Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stratford 2024 Stratford (part)
121 Joseph Gresko Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stratford 2016 Stratford (part)
122 Ben McGorty Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Shelton 2014 Shelton (part), Stratford (part), Trumbull (part)
123 David Rutigliano Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Trumbull 2012 Trumbull (part)
124 Andre Baker Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2014 Bridgeport (part)
125 Tom O'Dea Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep New Canaan 2012 Darien (part), New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
126 Fred Gee Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2022 Bridgeport (part)
127 Marcus Brown Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2022 Bridgeport (part)
128 Christopher Rosario Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2014 Bridgeport (part)
129 Steven Stafstrom Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2015 (special) Bridgeport (part)
130 Antonio Felipe Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Bridgeport 2019 (special) Bridgeport (part)
131 Arnold Jensen Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Oxford 2024 Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part)
132 Jennifer Leeper Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Fairfield 2020 Fairfield (part)
133 Cristin McCarthy Vahey Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Fairfield 2014 Bridgeport (part), Fairfield (part)
134 Sarah Keitt Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Fairfield 2022 Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part)
135 Anne Hughes Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Redding 2018 Easton (part), Redding, Weston
136 Jonathan Steinberg Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Westport 2010 Westport (part)
137 Kadeem Roberts Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Norwalk 2022 Norwalk (part)
138 Kenneth Gucker Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Danbury 2024 Danbury (part)
139 Kevin Ryan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Montville 1992 Ledyard (part), Montville (part), Norwich (part)
140 Travis Simms Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Norwalk 2018 Norwalk (part)
141 Tracy Marra Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Darien 2022 Darien (part), Norwalk (part)
142 Lucy Dathan Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem New Canaan 2018 New Canaan (part), Norwalk (part)
143 Dominique Johnson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Norwalk 2022 Norwalk (part), Westport (part)
144 Hubert Delany Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stamford 2022 (special) Stamford (part)
145 Corey Paris Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stamford 2021 (special) Stamford (part)
146 Eilish Collins Main Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stamford 2024 Stamford (part)
147 Matt Blumenthal Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stamford 2018 Stamford (part)
148 Jonathan Jacobson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Stamford 2024 Stamford (part)
149 Tina Courpas Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep Greenwich 2024 Greenwich (part), Stamford (part)
150 Stephen Meskers Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Greenwich 2018 Greenwich (part)
151 Hector Arzeno Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem Greenwich 2022 Greenwich (part)

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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Notable former House members

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See also

References

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