Thomas Herlihy
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| Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. | |
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Connecticut Senator from the 8th District
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| In office 1999 – present |
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| Preceded by | James T. Fleming |
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| Constituency | represents Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, and Torrington |
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| Born | November 29, 1956 Queens, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Simsbury |
Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. is an American politician. Herlihy, a Republican, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1999.
Herlihy, a resident of Simsbury, represents the northwest suburbs of Hartford in the Farmington Valley and Litchfield County in the Connecticut Senate, including the towns of Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, and Torrington.
Herlihy was born Queens, New York and received a B.S. in Education from the University of Hartford. From 1987 to 1990, Hurlihy was on Simsbury's Board of Selectmen. In 1991, he was elected to the Board of Finance and served as chairman in 1996. [1] He has also been a Connecticut State Representative.
Herlihy is a ranking Republican Senator for the General Assembly’s Education Committee, the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee and the General Assembly’s Select Committee on Children.
Herlihy has announced he will not seek re-election in the 2008 elections.
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- ^ State Senator Thomas J. Herlihy. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
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| Preceded by Paul Knierim |
Connecticut state representative from the Sixteenth District 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Robert Heagney |
| Preceded by James Fleming |
Connecticut Senator from the Eighth District 1999–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
