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The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly,the 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. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms;four-year terms are more common.
Travis Simms is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,where he represents the 140th Assembly District. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk. He previously served on Norwalk's Common Council. Prior to his political career he was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.
John T. Galloway is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 140th state legislative district from 2007 to 2023. His district included parts of Bucks County.
Frank Andrews Shimkus is a retired broadcaster and Democratic politician in Pennsylvania.
Edward James "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
William A. Collins was a Democratic former two-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th assembly district and four-term mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut,from 1977 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1987. He founded Minuteman Media,which later became OtherWords,in 1998.
Thomas C. O'Connor was a one term Republican mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1981 to 1983. He had previously served a term in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 140th District. He was a junior high school history teacher in the Norwalk public schools for 35 years.
Christopher R. Perone is a five-term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District since 2005. He previously served as a member of the Norwalk Common Council from 2001 to 2003. He is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in advertising.
Robert Bruce Duff is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate,where he represents Norwalk and part of Darien in Connecticut's 25th District. He previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District. He is currently Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate,and serves as chair of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
Bruce V. Morris was a six-term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk,Connecticut in the 140th assembly district from 2007 to 2019. He was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and on the following committees:finance revenue and bonding;judiciary;human services;legislative management. He was named assistant majority whip during his second term and served in that capacity until his promotion to deputy majority whip in 2012. Morris served as Chairman of the Connecticut General Assembly Black and Puerto Rican Caucus during the 2015-2016 session. He served the previous three sessions as vice-chairman. Morris serves as an assistant pastor at Macedonia Church in Norwalk. He served as Director of Human Relations for the Norwalk school system beginning November 5,1998 until September 2016. He then became District School Climate Coordinator until June 30,2017. He was also an elected executive board member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
Joseph E. Mann is a former two-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district. He served in the Connecticut House from 2003 to 2007. He also served nine years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. He currently serves on the board of Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now.
Joseph D. Clemmons,Sr. is a former three term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th assembly district from 1997 to 2003. He also served on the Norwalk Common Council beginning in 1995.
Douglas C. Mintz is a judge on the Stamford/Norwalk District Superior Court in Connecticut. He is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th House district. He resigned his seat to become a judge,causing a vacancy and a special election was held to fill it in February 1993. Mintz is now a partner at leading Connecticut law firm,Carmody Torrance Sandak &Hennessey LLP.
Janet Marsico Mills was an American politician who served as the Connecticut state representative for the 140th district from 1985 to 1986. A member of the Republican Party,she was a resident of Norwalk.
John Atkin is a former two term Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate from Norwalk,Connecticut's 25th Senate district and a former three term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk,Connecticut's 140th House district.
Wallace Dann was a two-term Democratic mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut from 1905 to 1907. He was also a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1903 to 1905.
Sally McCarthy Bolster is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District from 1988 to 1993. She has served for many years on the Norwalk Common Council,including as its president. She had previously been an aide to U.S. Representative Stewart McKinney.
John C. Atkins is a former American politician and member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 until 2014 representing District 41. Atkins was originally elected as a Republican in 2002,then switched to the Democratic Party in 2008 after resigning over a drunk driving incident. He eventually lost his seat to newcomer Richard G. Collins in the 2014 general election.
Carlo Leone is an American politician serving as the senior adviser to ConnDOT commissioner Joseph Giulietti. Leone formerly represented the 27th district of the Connecticut State Senate as a Democrat from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. While in the State Senate,he served as deputy president pro tempore and chair of the Transportation Committee. Leone also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 148th district from 2003 to 2011. As a Democrat,he served as the deputy majority whip in the House of Representatives.
Stephanie Thomas is an American politician and former nonprofit executive who has served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut since January 2023. A Democrat,she previously represented the 143rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.