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{{Short description|Upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}
| name              = Connecticut State Senate
| legislature       = [[Connecticut General Assembly]]
| coa_pic           = Seal of the Senate of Connecticut.svg
| house_type        = Upper house
| term_limits       = None
| new_session       = January 8, 2025
| leader1_type      = [[List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut|President]] 
| leader1           = [[Susan Bysiewicz]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election1         = January 9, 2019
| leader2_type      = [[Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate|President pro tempore]]
| leader2           = [[Martin Looney]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election2         = January 7, 2015
| leader3_type      = Majority Leader
| leader3           = [[Bob Duff]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| election3         = January 7, 2015
| leader4_type      = Minority Leader
| leader4           = [[Stephen G. Harding|Stephen Harding]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| election4         = February 16, 2024
| term_length       = 2 years
| authority         = Article III, Section 1, [[Connecticut Constitution]]
| salary            = $40,000/year
| members           = 36
| structure1        = {{switcher |[[File:CT Senate Feb 2025.svg|250px]] |Seat display|[[File:CT Senate August 2025.svg|250px]] |Map display|default=1}}
|political_groups1  = '''Majority'''
*{{legend|#0000FF|[[Democratic Party of Connecticut|Democratic]] (25)}}
'''Minority'''
*{{legend|#F8050D|[[Connecticut Republican Party|Republican]] (11)}}
|last_election1     = [[2024 Connecticut State Senate election|November 5, 2024]]<br>(36 seats)
|next_election1     = [[2026 Connecticut State Senate election|November 3, 2026]]<br>(36 seats)
|redistricting      = Legislative Control
|meeting_place      = State Senate Chamber<br>[[Connecticut State Capitol]]<br>[[Hartford, CT|Hartford]], Connecticut
|website            = [https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/Senate.asp Connecticut State Senate]
}}
The '''Connecticut State Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[Connecticut General Assembly]], the [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Connecticut]]. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without [[term limits in the United States|term limits]]. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms; four-year terms are more common.

As in other [[upper house]]s of state and territorial legislatures and the federal [[U.S. Senate]], the Senate is vested with special functions such as confirming or rejecting [[Governor of Connecticut|gubernatorial]] appointments to the state's executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. Unlike a majority of U.S. state legislatures, both the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] and the State Senate vote on the composition of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]].

The Senate meets within the [[Connecticut State Capitol|State Capitol]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]].

==History==
The Senate has its basis in the earliest incarnation of the General Assembly, the "General Corte" established in 1636, whose membership was divided between at least six generally elected magistrates (the predecessor of the Senate) and three-member "committees" representing each of the towns of the [[Connecticut Colony]] (the predecessors of the House of Representatives). The [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut]], adopted in 1639, renamed the committees to "deputies", the Corte to the Court, and established that the magistrates were generally elected for yearlong terms; the magistrate who received the highest number of votes would serve as governor for the year, so long as he had previously served as a magistrate and had not been governor the previous year. Other magistrates were elected deputy governor, secretary, and treasurer. 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 [[History of the Connecticut Constitution#The Connecticut Charter of 1662|Charter of 1662]] replaced the six magistrates with twelve assistants, not including the governor and deputy governor, and renamed the legislature to the General Assembly. In 1698, the General Assembly split into a bicameral body, divided between the Council and the House of Representatives. The Council contained the twelve assistants, the deputy governor, and the governor, who led the body, while the House was led by a Speaker elected from among its members. Because the governor led it and other notables sat in it, the Council took precedence over the House, and when the two chambers were at odds, the House deferred to the Council.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The [[History of the Connecticut Constitution#The Constitution of 1818|1818 constitution]] renamed the council to the Senate,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Orcutt |first1=Jacob |title=Connecticut's Old State House: Where the Constitution of 1818 Was Born |url=https://www.ctexplored.org/connecticuts-old-state-house-where-the-constitution-of-1818-was-born/ |magazine=Connecticut Explored |volume=16 |pages=46–48 |number=4 |date=Fall 2018 |access-date=26 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> removed the governor and deputy governor from its membership, and removed all remaining judicial and executive authority from it, but it remained largely the same in that it still consisted of twelve generally elected members. It was in 1828 that senatorial districts were established and the number of senators revised to between eight and twenty-four; the number was altered to between twenty-four and thirty-six in 1901, with the General Assembly setting it at thirty-six immediately. Senatorial terms were raised to two years in 1875.<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>

In 1814–15, the [[Hartford Convention]] met in the Connecticut Senate chamber of what is now the [[Old State House (Connecticut)|Old State House]].

==Leadership of the Senate==
The [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut|Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]] serves as the President of the Senate, but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In the absence of the lieutenant governor, the [[Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate|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 Leader|majority]] and [[Minority Leader|minority]] leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.

The President of the Senate is [[Susan Bysiewicz]] of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. The President pro tempore is Democrat [[Martin M. Looney|Martin Looney]] (D-[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]). The [[Majority Leader]] is [[Bob Duff]] (D-[[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]) and the [[Minority Leader]] is [[Stephen G. Harding|Stephen Harding]] (R-[[Brookfield, Connecticut|Brookfield]]).

===Current leadership===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 align=center | Position
!Senator
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[List of Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut|Lieutenant Governor]]
|[[Susan Bysiewicz]]
| {{N/a}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[President Pro Tempore]]
|[[Martin M. Looney|Martin Looney]]
|11
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[Majority Leader]]
|[[Bob Duff]]
|25
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|[[Minority leader|Minority Leader]]
|[[Stephen G. Harding|Stephen Harding]]
|30
|}

==Make-up of the Senate==
As of January 2025, the makeup of the Connecticut Senate consisted of 25 seats for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and 10 seats for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. In the 2024 elections, Democrats picked up District 8, giving them 25 seats to the Republicans' 11 seats.

{| style="width:50%"
|-
| colspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" | {{Down-arrow|alt=Midpoint}}
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#33F; width:61.111%; text-align:center; color:white" |'''25'''
<!-- | style="background:#000; width:0%; text-align:center; color:white" | '''0''' -->
| style="background:#F33; width:38.889%; text-align:center; color:white" |'''11'''
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; color:#33F" | '''Democratic'''
<!-- | style="text-align:center; color:#000" | '''V''' -->
| style="text-align:center; color:#F33" | '''Republican'''
|}

{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!rowspan=3|Affiliation
!colspan=2|Party
!rowspan=3|Total
!
|-style="height:5px"
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)|}}
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)|}}
| style="background-color:black" |
|-
![[Connecticut Democratic Party|Democratic]]
![[Connecticut Republican Party|Republican]]
!Vacant
|-
!<small>End of Previous Legislature: 2023–2025</small>
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|24
|12
!36
|0
|-
|colspan=5|
|-
!<small>Start of Current Legislature: 2025–2027</small>{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Republican Senator [[Kevin C. Kelly|Kevin Kelly]] (District 21) resigned before the start of the legislative session to pursue another job.}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} rowspan=2|25
|10
!35
|1
|-
!<small>February 28, 2025</small>{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Republican [[Jason Perillo]] was elected in a special election for the 21st district.}}
|11
!36
|0
|-
!Latest Voting Share
!{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{percentage|25|36|1}}
!{{percentage|11|36|1}}
! colspan="2" |
|}

{{notelist}}

===Members of the Senate===
Current members of the Connecticut Senate, as of February 28, 2025.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!District
!Name<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/slist.asp |title=Senate Members (listed alphabetically) |publisher=[[Connecticut General Assembly]] |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>
!Party
!Hometown
!First elected
!Towns represented
!Occupation
!Leadership Role
|-
| [[Connecticut's 1st State Senate District|1]]
| [[John Fonfara]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| 1996
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] (part), [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]] (part)
| Marketing Consultant
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 2nd State Senate District|2]]
| [[Douglas McCrory]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]]
| 2017{{note|special}}
| [[Bloomfield, Connecticut|Bloomfield]] (part), Hartford (part), [[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] (part)
| Educator
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 3rd State Senate District|3]]
| [[Saud Anwar]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
|[[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]
| 2019{{note|special}}
| [[East Hartford, Connecticut|East Hartford]], [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]], [[Ellington, Connecticut|Ellington]] (part), [[South Windsor, Connecticut|South Windsor]]
| Physician 
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 4th State Senate District|4]]
| [[MD Rahman]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]
| 2022
| [[Andover, Connecticut|Andover]], [[Bolton, Connecticut|Bolton]], [[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]], [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]
| Business Owner
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 5th State Senate District|5]]
| [[Derek Slap]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]]
| 2019{{note|special}}
| Bloomfield (part), [[Burlington, Connecticut|Burlington]], [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] (part), [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]]
| College Professor
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 6th State Senate District|6]]
| [[Rick Lopes]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
| 2020
| [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]], Farmington (part), [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
| Business Owner
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 7th Senate district|7]]
| [[John Kissel (Connecticut politician)|John Kissel]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]]
| 1993{{note|special}}
| [[East Granby, Connecticut|East Granby]], Ellington (part), [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]], [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]] (part), [[Somers, Connecticut|Somers]], [[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]], Windsor (part), [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
| Corporate Attorney
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 8th Senate District|8]]
| [[Paul Honig]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Harwinton, Connecticut|Harwinton]]
| 2024
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]], [[Barkhamsted, Connecticut|Barkhamsted]], [[Canton, Connecticut|Canton]], [[Colebrook, Connecticut|Colebrook]], Granby (part), [[Hartland, Connecticut|Hartland]], [[Harwinton, Connecticut|Harwinton]] (part), [[New Hartford, Connecticut|New Hartford]], [[Norfolk, Connecticut|Norfolk]], [[Simsbury, Connecticut|Simsbury]], [[Torrington, Connecticut|Torrington]] (part)
| Business Executive
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 9th State Senate District|9]]
| [[Matthew Lesser]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]
| 2018
| [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]], [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]] (part), [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]], [[Rocky Hill, Connecticut|Rocky Hill]], Wethersfield (part)
| Former State Representative
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 10th State Senate District|10]]
| [[Gary Winfield]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| 2014{{note|special}}
| [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] (part), [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]] (part)
| Photographer, Business Owner
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 11th State Senate District|11]]
| [[Martin Looney]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| 1993
| [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]] (part), New Haven (part)
| Attorney
| President Pro-Tempore
|-
| [[Connecticut's 12th Senate District|12]]
| [[Christine Cohen]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Guilford, Connecticut|Guilford]]
| 2018
| [[Branford, Connecticut|Branford]], [[Durham, Connecticut|Durham]] (part), [[East Haven, Connecticut|East Haven]] (part), [[Guilford, Connecticut|Guilford]], [[Killingworth, Connecticut|Killingworth]], [[Madison, Connecticut|Madison]], [[Middlefield, Connecticut|Middlefield]] (part), [[North Branford, Connecticut|North Branford]] (part)
| Business Owner
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 13th State Senate District|13]]
| [[Jan Hochadel]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]]
| 2022
| [[Cheshire, Connecticut|Cheshire]] (part), [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]], Middlefield (part), Middletown (part)
| Union President
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 14th State Senate District|14]]
| [[James Maroney]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]]
| 2018
| [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], [[Orange, Connecticut|Orange]], West Haven (part), [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]] (part)
| Retired Attorney
|-
| [[Connecticut's 15th State Senate District|15]]
| [[Joan Hartley]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]]
| 2000
| [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]] (part), [[Naugatuck, Connecticut|Naugatuck]] (part), [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]] (part)
| Teacher
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 16th Senate district|16]]
| [[Robert Sampson (politician)|Rob Sampson]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Wolcott, Connecticut|Wolcott]] 
| 2018
| Cheshire (part), [[Prospect, Connecticut|Prospect]], [[Southington, Connecticut|Southington]], Waterbury (part), [[Wolcott, Connecticut|Wolcott]]
| Realtor
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 17th State Senate District|17]]
| [[Jorge Cabrera (politician)|Jorge Cabrera]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]]
| 2020
| [[Ansonia, Connecticut|Ansonia]], [[Beacon Falls, Connecticut|Beacon Falls]], [[Bethany, Connecticut|Bethany]], [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]], Hamden (part), Naugatuck (part), Woodbridge (part)
| Union Organizer
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 18th State Senate District|18]]
| [[Heather Somers]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]]
| 2016
| [[Griswold, Connecticut|Griswold]], [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]], [[North Stonington, Connecticut|North Stonington]], [[Plainfield, Connecticut|Plainfield]], [[Preston, Connecticut|Preston]], [[Sterling, Connecticut|Sterling]], [[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]], [[Voluntown, Connecticut|Voluntown]]
| Business Executive
|
|- 
| [[Connecticut's 19th State Senate District|19]]
| [[Catherine Osten]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Sprague, Connecticut|Sprague]]
| 2012
| [[Columbia, Connecticut|Columbia]], [[Franklin, Connecticut|Franklin]], [[Hebron, Connecticut|Hebron]], [[Lebanon, Connecticut|Lebanon]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut|Ledyard]], [[Lisbon, Connecticut|Lisbon]], [[Marlborough, Connecticut|Marlborough]], [[Montville, Connecticut|Montville]] (part), [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]], [[Sprague, Connecticut|Sprague]]
| Corrections Officer
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 20th Senate district|20]]
| [[Martha Marx (politician)|Martha Marx]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[New London, Connecticut|New London]]
| 2022
| [[Bozrah, Connecticut|Bozrah]], [[East Lyme, Connecticut|East Lyme]], Montville (part), [[New London, Connecticut|New London]], [[Old Lyme, Connecticut|Old Lyme]], [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] (part), [[Salem, Connecticut|Salem]], [[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]]
| Nurse
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 21st State Senate District|21]]
| [[Jason Perillo]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]]
| 2025{{note|special}}
| [[Monroe, Connecticut|Monroe]] (part), [[Seymour, Connecticut|Seymour]] (part), [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]], [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]] (part)
| Former State Representative
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 22nd State Senate District|22]]
| [[Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Trumbull, Connecticut|Trumbull]]
| 2024
| [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] (part), Monroe (part), [[Trumbull, Connecticut|Trumbull]]
| Professor
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 23rd State Senate District|23]]
| [[Herron Gaston]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
| 2022
| Bridgeport (part), Stratford (part)
| Pastor
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 24th State Senate District|24]]
| [[Julie Kushner]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]]
| 2018
| [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[New Fairfield, Connecticut|New Fairfield]] (part), [[Ridgefield, Connecticut|Ridgefield]] (part)
| Community Organizer
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 25th State Senate District|25]]
| [[Bob Duff]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]
| 2004
| [[Darien, Connecticut|Darien]] (part), [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]
| Realtor
| Majority Leader
|-
| [[Connecticut's 26th State Senate District|26]]
| [[Ceci Maher]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]]
| 2022
| Darien (part), [[New Canaan, Connecticut|New Canaan]] (part), [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]] (part), [[Redding, Connecticut|Redding]], Ridgefield (part), [[Weston, Connecticut|Weston]] (part), [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport]], [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]]
| Social Worker
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 27th State Senate District|27]]
| [[Patricia Billie Miller]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]
| 2021{{note|special}}
| Darien (part), Stamford (part)
| Former State Representative
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 28th State Senate District|28]]
| [[Tony Hwang]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Fairfield, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| 2014
| Bethel (part), [[Easton, Connecticut|Easton]], [[Fairfield, Connecticut|Fairfield]], [[Newtown, Connecticut|Newtown]],
| Realtor
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 29th State Senate District|29]]
| [[Mae Flexer]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Windham, Connecticut|Windham]]
| 2014
| [[Brooklyn, Connecticut|Brooklyn]], [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]], [[Killingly, Connecticut|Killingly]], [[Mansfield, Connecticut|Mansfield]], [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]], [[Putnam, Connecticut|Putnam]], [[Scotland, Connecticut|Scotland]], [[Thompson, Connecticut|Thompson]] (part), [[Windham, Connecticut|Windham]]
| Nonprofit Organizer
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 30th State Senate District|30]]
| [[Stephen Harding (politician)|Stephen Harding]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Brookfield, Connecticut|Brookfield]]
| 2022
| [[Bethlehem, Connecticut|Bethlehem]] (part), [[Brookfield, Connecticut|Brookfield]] (part), [[Canaan, Connecticut|Canaan]], [[Cornwall, Connecticut|Cornwall]], [[Goshen, Connecticut|Goshen]], [[Kent, Connecticut|Kent]], [[Litchfield, Connecticut|Litchfield]], [[Morris, Connecticut|Morris]], New Fairfield (part), [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]], [[North Canaan, Connecticut|North Canaan]], [[Salisbury, Connecticut|Salisbury]], [[Sharon, Connecticut|Sharon]], [[Sherman, Connecticut|Sherman]], Torrington (part), [[Warren, Connecticut|Warren]], [[Washington, Connecticut|Washington]] (part), [[Winchester, Connecticut|Winchester]]
| Attorney
| Minority Leader
|-
| [[Connecticut's 31st State Senate District|31]]
| [[Henri Martin (American politician)|Henri Martin]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]]
| 2014
| [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]], Harwinton (part), [[Plainville, Connecticut|Plainville]], [[Plymouth, Connecticut|Plymouth]], [[Thomaston, Connecticut|Thomaston]]
| Real Estate Business Owner
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 32nd State Senate District|32]]
| [[Eric Berthel]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Watertown, Connecticut|Watertown]]
| 2017{{note|special}}
| Bethel (part), Bethlehem (part), [[Bridgewater, Connecticut|Bridgewater]], Brookfield (part), [[Middlebury, Connecticut|Middlebury]] (part), [[Oxford, Connecticut|Oxford]], [[Roxbury, Connecticut|Roxbury]], [[Seymour, Connecticut|Seymour]] (part), [[Southbury, Connecticut|Southbury]], Washington (part), [[Watertown, Connecticut|Watertown]], [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]]
| Strategic Outreach
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 33rd State Senate District|33]]
| [[Norman Needleman]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem
| [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]]
|2018
| [[Chester, Connecticut|Chester]], [[Clinton, Connecticut|Clinton]], [[Colchester, Connecticut|Colchester]], [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]], [[East Haddam, Connecticut|East Haddam]], [[East Hampton, Connecticut|East Hampton]], [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]], [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]], [[Lyme, Connecticut|Lyme]], Old Saybrook (part), [[Portland, Connecticut|Portland]], [[Westbrook, Connecticut|Westbrook]]
| First Selectman
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 34th State Senate District|34]]
| [[Paul Cicarella]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[North Haven, Connecticut|North Haven]]
| 2020
| Durham (part), East Haven (part), North Branford (part), [[North Haven, Connecticut|North Haven]], [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]]
| Private Investigator
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 35th State Senate District|35]]
| [[Jeff Gordon (politician)|Jeff Gordon]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep
| [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]]
| 2022
| [[Ashford, Connecticut|Ashford]], [[Chaplin, Connecticut|Chaplin]], [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]], [[Eastford, Connecticut|Eastford]], Ellington (part), [[Hampton, Connecticut|Hampton]],[[Stafford, Connecticut|Stafford]], Thompson (part), [[Tolland, Connecticut|Tolland]], [[Union, Connecticut|Union]], [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]], [[Willington, Connecticut|Willington]], [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]]
|Physician
|
|-
| [[Connecticut's 36th State Senate District|36]]
| [[Ryan Fazio]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |
Rep
| [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]]
| 2021{{note|special}}
| [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
| Greenwich Representative Town Meeting Member
|
|}
:{{note|special||Senator was first elected in a special election.}}

== Notable former members ==
* [[Joe Lieberman]], US Senator and 2000 Vice Presidential Nominee
* [[Chris Murphy]], US Senator
* [[Richard Blumenthal]], US Senator
* [[Beth Bye]], plaintiff in the 2008 case that legalized same-sex marriage in Connecticut
* [[Will Haskell]], elected at age 22, author of '100,000 First Bosses' 
* [[Edward M. Kennedy Jr.]], son of [[Ted Kennedy]]

==See also==
*[[Connecticut State Capitol]]
*[[Connecticut General Assembly]]
*[[Connecticut House of Representatives]]
*[[Historic members of the Connecticut Senate]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/Senate.asp Connecticut State Senate]
*[https://www.cga.ct.gov/rr/tfs/20210401_2021%20Redistricting%20Project/NODISPLAY_data/senatemaps/Map-Statewide/2021SenateFinal.pdf Connecticut Senate Districts Map]
*[https://archive.today/20101024221409/http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&criteria=upper&state_id=CT State Senate of Connecticut] at [[Project Vote Smart]]
*{{Ballotpedia|Connecticut_State_Senate}}

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