Susan Bysiewicz is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut since 2019. She previously served as the 72nd secretary of the state of Connecticut from 1999 to 2011 and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999.
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving since January 2019 as the 89th governor of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989 and was the party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2006,losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. In July 2019,he began his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Maine System.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6,2012,in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Primaries to elect Senate candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 14,2012.
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the five congressional representatives from the state,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,a U.S. Senate election,and state legislature races.
Themis Klarides is an American attorney and politician from the state of Connecticut. She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives,serving as House Minority Leader from 2015 through 2021. In that position,she was the highest ranking woman in the legislature. She was also the first woman to lead Republican members in the House of Representatives.
Henri Martin is a Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate. First elected to the Senate in 2014,he has represented Connecticut's 31st State Senate district since 2015.
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut,concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points.
Robert Charles Sampson is an American politician from Connecticut. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected in 2010 to the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 80th House district,serving four terms (2011–2018). Since 2019,he has been a member of the Connecticut State Senate,elected from the 16th Senate District.
Jahana Hayes is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district,once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy,comprises much of the state's northwestern portion,including New Britain,Danbury,and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party,Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress. She was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
Robert Vincent Stefanowski is an American businessman and politician.
Matthew S. Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 147th district in Fairfield County.
The first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. state of Connecticut was confirmed on March 8,although there had previously been multiple people suspected of having COVID-19,all of which eventually tested negative. As of January 19,2022,there were 599,028 confirmed cases,68,202 suspected cases,and 9,683 COVID-associated deaths in the state.
The 2018 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives,to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in Democrats expanding control in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,ending the split control in the Senate,that had been in place since the 2016 elections. Primary elections were held on August 14,2018.
Leora Mariana Levy is a Cuban-born American businesswoman and politician. She was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut.
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat. This election featured a rematch of the previous 2018 gubernatorial election,pitting Lamont against Republican Bob Stefanowski,who he previously defeated by 3.2% of the vote. This time Lamont won re-election by a wider margin,becoming the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election by more than 5 points in the state since 1986. This is the first time since 1994 that Tolland County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
Patricia Billie Miller is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district. Miller was elected in a special election following the resignation of Carlo Leone. Previously,served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Miller is the first woman and person of color to represent Stamford in either chamber of the legislature. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel J. Fox is an American politician and lawyer who is a judge in the Danbury district of the Connecticut Superior Court as of September 2023. Previously he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 as a State Representative from the 148th District,which encompasses the East Side of Stamford,Connecticut.
Heidi Hilgartner Sampson is an American politician and anti-vaccine activist. A member of the Republican Party,she has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since 2016,representing the 136th district since 2022.
The 2022 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill planned to retire at the end of her elected term,but resigned on June 30 to care for her ailing husband. Governor Lamont appointed former associate attorney general Mark Kohler to the position. Kohler was sworn in on July 11. He was not a candidate for the office in the November election.
