Connecticut House of Representatives

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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 amount 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.

1 Leadership of the House
2 2007-2008 make-up of the House of Representatives
3 Listing of members
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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 Democrat James A. Amann of the 118th Assembly District (Milford). The Majority Leader is Christopher G. Donovan of the 84th Assembly District (Meriden). The Minority Leader is Republican Lawrence F. Cafero of the 142nd Assembly District (Norwalk).

	Representative	District
Speaker	James A. Amann	118
Majority Leader	Christopher G. Donovan	84
Minority Leader	Lawrence F. Cafero	142

The Connecticut House of Representatives in session in 2005.

[edit] 2007-2008 make-up of the House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	107
	Republican Party	44
	Vacant	0
Total		151
Majority		63

[edit] Listing of members

District	Name	Party	Hometown	First Elected	Towns Represented
1	Kenneth P. Green	Democrat	Hartford	1994	Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part)
2	Jason Bartlett	Democrat	Bethel	2006	Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part)
3	Minnie Gonzalez	Democrat	Hartford	1996	Hartford (part)
4	Kevin Roldan	Democrat	Hartford	2006	Hartford (part)
5	Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey	Democrat	Hartford	1994	Hartford (part)
6	Arthur J. Feltman	Democrat	Hartford	1996	Hartford (part)
7	Douglas McCrory	Democrat	Hartford	2004	Hartford (part)
8	Joan A. Lewis	Democrat	Coventry	2002	Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part)
9	Christopher R. Stone	Democrat	East Hartford	1998	East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part)
10	Henry Genga	Democrat	East Hartford	2006	East Hartford (part)
11	Michael A. Christ	Democrat	East Hartford	1994	East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part)
12	Ryan P. Barry	Democrat	Manchester	2002	Manchester (part)
13	John W. Thompson	Democrat	Manchester	1986	Manchester (part)
14	Bill Aman	Republican	South Windsor	2004	South Windsor (part)
15	Faith McMahon	Democrat	Bloomfield	2002	Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part)
16	Linda Schofield	Democrat	Simsbury	2006	Simsbury
17	Kevin Witkos	Republican	Canton	2002	Avon (part), Canton
18	Andrew M. Fleischmann	Democrat	West Hartford	1994	West Hartford (part)
19	Beth Bye	Democrat	West Hartford	2006	Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part)
20	David D. McCluskey	Democrat	West Hartford	1998	West Hartford (part)
21	Demetrios S. Giannaros	Democrat	Farmington	1994	Farmington (part)
22	Elizabeth A. Boukus	Democrat	Plainville	1994	Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville
23	Marilyn Giuliano	Republican	Old Saybrook	2002	Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Westbrook (part)
24	Tim O'Brien	Democrat	New Britain	2002	New Britain (part), Newington (part)
25	John C. Geragosian	Democrat	New Britain	1994	New Britain (part)
26	Peter C. Tercyak	Democrat	New Britain	2003 (special election)	New Britain (part)
27	Sandy H. Nafis	Democrat	Newington	1998	Newington (part)
28	Russell Morin	Democrat	Wethersfield	2006	Wethersfield (part)
29	Antonio Guerrera	Democrat	Rocky Hill	2001	Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part)
30	Joe Aresimowicz	Democrat	Berlin	2004	Berlin (part), Southington (part)
31	Thomas Kehoe	Democrat	Glastonbury	2006	Glastonbury (part)
32	Jim A. O'Rourke	Democrat	Cromwell	1991	Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland
33	Joseph C. Serra	Democrat	Middletown	1992	Middletown (part)
34	Gail K. Hamm	Democrat	East Hampton	1998	East Hampton, Middletown (part)
35	Brian J. O'Connor	Democrat	Westbrook	2000	Clinton (part), Killingworth, Westbrook (part)
36	James Field Spallone	Democrat	Essex	2000	Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37	Ed Jutila	Democrat	Niantic	2004	East Lyme, Salem
38	Elizabeth B. Ritter	Democrat	Waterford	2004	Montville (part), Waterford
39	Ernst Hewett	Democrat	New London	2004	New London (part)
40	Edward E. Moukawsher	Democrat	Groton	2002	Groton (part), New London (part)
41	Elissa Wright	Democrat	Groton	2006	Groton (part)
42	Tom Reynolds	Democrat	Ledyard	2002	Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston
43	Diana S. Urban	elected as Republican, switched to Democrat	North Stonington	2000	North Stonington, Stonington
44	Michael A. Caron	Republican	Moosup	1990	Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling
45	Steve T. Mikutel	Democrat	Griswold	1992	Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown
46	Melissa M. Olson	Democrat	Norwich	2002	Norwich (part)
47	Jack F. Malone	Democrat	Norwich	1994	Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague
48	Linda A. Orange	Democrat	Colchester	1996	Colchester, East Hampton
49	Walter M. Palwelkiewicz	Democrat	Windham	1998	Windham
50	Mike Alberts	Republican	Woodstock	2004	Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock
51	Shawn T. Johnston	Democrat	Putnam	1994	Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson
52	Penny Bacchiochi	Republican	Somers	2002	Somers, Stafford, Union
53	Bryan Hurlburt	Democrat	Tolland	2006	Ashford, Tolland, Willington
54	Denise W. Merrill	Democrat	Mansfield Center	1994	Chaplin, Mansfield
55	Pamela Z. Sawyer	Republican	Bolton	1992	Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough
56	Claire L. Janowski	Democrat	Vernon	2000	Vernon (part)
57	Ted C. Graziani	Democrat	Ellington	1998	East Windsor, Ellington
58	Kathleen M. Tallarita	Democrat	Enfield	1998	Enfield (part)
59	Karen Jarmoc	Democrat	Enfield	2006	Enfield (part)
60	Peggy Sayers	Democrat	Windsor Locks	1998	Windsor (part), Windsor Locks
61	Ruth C. Fahrbach	Republican	Windsor	1980	East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part)
62	Richard F. Ferrari	Republican	East Granby	1990	Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford
63	George M. Wilber	Democrat	Colebrook	2002	Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester
64	Roberta B. Willis	Democrat	Salisbury	2000	Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part)
65	Anne L. Ruwet	Republican	Torrington	2002	Torrington (part)
66	Craig A. Miner	Republican	Litchfield	2000	Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part)
67	Clark J. Chapin	Republican	New Milford	2000	New Milford (part)
68	Sean J. Williams	Republican	Watertown	2003 (special election)	Watertown, Woodbury (part)
69	Arthur J. O'Neill	Republican	Southbury	1988	Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington
70	Kevin M. DelGobbo	Republican	Naugatuck	1996	Naugatuck (part)
71	Anthony J. D'Amelio	Republican	Waterbury	1996	Middlebury, Waterbury (part)
72	Larry B. Butler	Democrat	Waterbury	2006	Waterbury (part)
73	Jeffrey J. Berger	Democrat	Waterbury	2000	Waterbury (part)
74	Selim Noujaim	Republican	Waterbury	2002	Waterbury (part)
75	David Aldarondo	Democrat	Waterbury	2004	Waterbury (part)
76	John E. Piscopo	Republican	Thomaston	1988	Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston
77	Ron Burns	Republican	Bristol	2006	Bristol (part)
78	William A. Hamzy	Republican	Terryville	1994	Bristol (part), Plymouth
79	Frank Nicastro, Sr.	Democrat	Bristol	2006	Bristol (part)
80	John "Corky" Mazurek	Democrat	Wolcott	2002	Wolcott, Southington (part)
81	Bruce Zalaski	Democrat	Southington	2002	Southington (part)
82	Emil "Buddy" Altobello	Democrat	Meriden	1994	Meriden (part)
83	Catherine F. Abercrombie	Democrat	Meriden	2005 (special election)	Berlin (part), Meriden (part)
84	Christopher G. Donovan	Democrat	Meriden	1992	Meriden (part)
85	Mary M. Mushinsky	Democrat	Wallingford	1980	Wallingford (part)
86	Vincent Candelora	Republican	North Branford	2006	East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part)
87	Steve Fontana	Democrat	North Haven	1994	North Haven
88	J. Brendan Sharkey	Democrat	Hamden	2000	Hamden (part)
89	Vickie Orsini Nardello	Democrat	Prospect	1994	Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect
90	Mary G. Fritz	Democrat	Yalesville	1986	Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part)
91	Peter F. Villano	Democrat	Hamden	1992	Hamden (part)
92	Patricia A. Dillon	Democrat	New Haven	1984	New Haven (part)
93	Toni E. Walker	Democrat	New Haven	2000	New Haven (part)
94	William R. Dyson	Democrat	New Haven	1976	New Haven (part)
95	Juan Candelaria	Democrat	New Haven	2002	New Haven (part)
96	Cameron C. Staples	Democrat	New Haven	1994	Hamden (part), New Haven (part)
97	Robert W. Megna	Democrat	New Haven	2000	New Haven (part)
98	Patricia M. Widlitz	Democrat	Guilford	1994	Branford (part), Guilford (part)
99	Michael P. Lawlor	Democrat	East Haven	1986	East Haven (part)
100	Raymond C. Kalinowski	Republican	Durham	2002	Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part)
101	Deborah W. Heinrich	Democrat	Madison	2004	Guilford (part), Madison
102	Peter J. Panaroni	Democrat	Branford	1996	Branford (part)
103	Al Adinolfi	Republican	Cheshire	1998	Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part)
104	Linda M. Gentile	Democrat	Ansonia	2004	Ansonia (part), Derby (part)
105	Leonard C. Greene	Republican	Beacon Falls	1996	Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part)
106	Julia B. Wasserman	Republican	Newtown	1990	Newtown (part)
107	David A. Scribner	Republican	Brookfield	1999	Bethel (part), Brookfield
108	Mary Ann Carson	Republican	New Fairfield	1998	Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman
109	Joseph Taborsak	Democrat	Danbury	2006	Danbury (part)
110	Bob D. Godfrey	Democrat	Danbury	1988	Danbury (part)
111	John H. Frey	Republican	Ridgefield	1998	Ridgefield
112	Debra Lee Hovey	Republican	Monroe	2002	Monroe, Newtown (part)
113	Jason Perillo	Republican	Shelton	2007 (special election)	Shelton (part)
114	Themis Klarides	Republican	Derby	1998	Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part)
115	Stephen D. Dargan	Democrat	West Haven	1990	West Haven (part)
116	Louis P. Esposito	Democrat	West Haven	1992	West Haven (part)
117	Paul Davis	Democrat	Orange	2004	Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part)
118	James A. Amann	Democrat	Milford	1990	Milford (part)
119	Richard Roy	Democrat	Milford	1992	Milford (part)
120	John A. Harkins	Republican	Stratford	1996	Stratford (part)
121	Terry E. Backer	Democrat	Stratford	1992	Stratford (part)
122	Lawrence G. Miller	Republican	Stratford	1990	Shelton (part), Stratford (part)
123	T.R. Rowe	Republican	Trumbull	1998	Trumbull (part)
124	Charles D. Clemons	Democrat	Bridgeport	2003	Bridgeport (part)
125	John W. Hetherington	Republican	New Canaan	2002	New Canaan (part), Wilton (part)
126	Christopher L. Caruso	Democrat	Bridgeport	1991	Bridgeport (part)
127	John F. Hennessy	Democrat	Bridgeport	2004	Bridgeport (part)
128	Andres Ayala, Jr.	Democrat	Bridgeport	2006	Bridgeport (part)
129	Robert T. Keeley	Democrat	Bridgeport	1992 (previously served 1982-1990)	Bridgeport (part)
130	Felipe Reinoso	Democrat	Bridgeport	2002	Bridgeport (part)
131	David K. Labriola	Republican	Naugatuck	2002	Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part)
132	Thomas J. Drew	Democrat	Fairfield	2004	Fairfield (part)
133	Kim Fawcett	Democrat	Fairfield	2006	Fairfield (part), Westport (part)
134	Tom Christiano	Democrat	Trumbull	2006	Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part)
135	John E. Stripp	Republican	Weston	1992	Easton, Redding (part), Weston
136	Joe S. Mioli	Democrat	Westport	2004	Westport (part)
137	Chris Perone	Democrat	Norwalk	2004	Norwalk (part)
138	Janice R. Giegler	Republican	Danbury	2002	Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part)
139	Kevin Ryan	Democrat	Montville	1992	Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part)
140	Bruce Morris	Democrat	Norwalk	2006	Norwalk (part)
141	John J. Ryan	Republican	Darien	1994	Darien, Norwalk (part)
142	Lawrence F. Cafero	Republican	Norwalk	1992	Norwalk (part)
143	Antonietta Boucher	Republican	Wilton	1996	Norwalk (part), Wilton (part)
144	Jim Shapiro	Democrat	Stamford	2004	Stamford (part)
145	Christel Truglia	Democrat	Stamford	1988	Stamford (part)
146	Gerald Fox	Democrat	Stamford	2004	Stamford (part)
147	William Tong	Democrat	Stamford	2006	New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
148	Carlo Leone	Democrat	Stamford	2002	Stamford (part)
149	Livvy R. Floren	Republican	Greenwich	2000	Greenwich (part), Stamford (part)
150	Lile R. Gibbons	Republican	Greenwich	2000	Greenwich (part)
151	Claudia M. Powers	Republican	Greenwich	1992	Greenwich (part)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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