Connecticut House of Representatives


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 number 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.

History

The House of Representatives has its basis in the earliest incarnation of the General Assembly, the "General Corte" established in 1636 whose membership was divided between six generally elected magistrates and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, adopted in 1639, replaced the committees with deputies; each town would elect three or four deputies for six-month terms. 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 Charter of 1662 reduced the number of deputies per town to no more than two, and also changed the title of the legislature to the General Assembly. It was in 1698 that the General Assembly divided itself into its current bicameral form, with the twelve assistants as the Council and the deputies as the House of Representatives, which began electing the Speaker to preside over it. The terms of representatives were raised to two years in 1884.

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 Matthew Ritter of the 1st House District the includes part of Hartford. The Majority Leader is Jason Rojas of the 9th House District which includes part of East Hartford and part of Manchester. The Minority Leader is Republican Vincent Candelora of the 86th House District that includes part of Durham, part of East Haven, part of Guilford, and North Branford.

Composition of the House of Representatives

List of current members

Current members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, as of January 6, 2026.
DistrictNamePartyHome city/townFirst electedCities/towns represented
1Matthew RitterDemHartford2010Hartford
2Raghib Allie-BrennanDemBethel2018Bethel, Danbury
3Minnie GonzalezDemHartford1996Hartford
4Julio ConcepcionDemHartford2018 Hartford
5Maryam KhanDemWindsor2022 Hartford, South Windsor, Windsor
6James SanchezDemHartford2023 Hartford, West Hartford
7Joshua HallDemHartford2017 Hartford
8Tim AckertRepCoventry2010Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Lebanon, Tolland
9Jason RojasDemEast Hartford2008East Hartford, Manchester
10Henry GengaDemEast Hartford2006East Hartford
11Patrick BigginsDemEast Hartford2024East Hartford, Manchester
12Geoff LuxenbergDemManchester2018Manchester
13Jason DoucetteDemManchester2018Glastonbury, Manchester
14Tom DelnickiRepSouth Windsor2016South Windsor
15Bobby GibsonDemBloomfield2018 Bloomfield, West Hartford
16Melissa OsborneDemSimsbury2022Simsbury
17Eleni Kavros DeGrawDemAvon2020Avon, Canton
18Jillian GilchrestDemWest Hartford2018West Hartford
19Tammy ExumDemWest Hartford2019 Avon, West Hartford
20Kate FarrarDemWest Hartford2020Newington, West Hartford
21Mike DemiccoDemFarmington2012Farmington
22Rebecca MartinezDemPlainville2024Farmington, Plainville, Southington
23Devin CarneyRepOld Lyme2014Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
24Emmanuel SanchezDemNew Britain2020New Britain
25Iris SanchezDemNew Britain2026 New Britain
26David DeFronzoDemNew Britain2024New Britain
27Gary TurcoDemNewington2018New Britain, Newington
28Amy Morrin BelloDemWethersfield2020Wethersfield
29Kerry WoodDemRocky Hill2018Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
30Donna VeachRepBerlin2020Berlin, Southington
31Jill BarryDemGlastonbury2018Glastonbury
32Christie CarpinoRepCromwell2010Cromwell, Portland
33Brandon ChafeeDemMiddletown2020Middletown
34Irene HainesRepEast Haddam2018East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem
35Chris AniskovichRepClinton2022Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook
36Renee LaMark MuirDemDeep River2024Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37Nick MenapaceDemEast Lyme2024East Lyme, Montville, Salem
38Nick GauthierDemWaterford2024Montville, Waterford
39Anthony NolanDemNew London2019 New London
40Dan GaiewskiDemGroton2025 Groton, New London
41Aundre BumgardnerDemGroton2022Groton, Stonington
42Savet ConstantineDemWilton2024New Canaan, Ridgefield, Wilton
43Greg HowardRepStonington2020Ledyard, North Stonington, Stonington
44Anne DauphinaisRepKillingly2016Killingly, Plainfield, Sterling
45Brian LanoueRepGriswold2018Griswold, Ledyard, Lisbon, Preston, Voluntown
46Derell WilsonDemNorwich2022Norwich
47Doug DubitskyRepChaplin2014Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Lisbon, Norwich, Plainfield, Scotland, Sprague
48Mark DeCaprioRepColchester2022Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Lebanon
49Susan JohnsonDemWindham2008Windham
50Patrick BoydDemPomfret2016Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Woodstock
51Chris StewartRepPutnam2024Killingly, Putnam, Thompson
52Kurt VailRepStafford2014Somers, Stafford, Union, Woodstock
53Tammy NuccioRepTolland2020Tolland, Willington, Vernon
54Gregory HaddadDemMansfield2010Mansfield
55Steve WeirRepHebron2022Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough
56Kevin BrownDemVernon2022Vernon
57Jaime FosterDemEast Windsor2020East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon
58John SantanellaDemEnfield2024Enfield
59Carol HallRepEnfield2016East Windsor, Enfield
60Jane GaribayDemWindsor2016Windsor, Windsor Locks
61Tami ZawistowskiRepSuffield2014East Granby, Suffield, Windsor Locks
62Mark AndersonRepGranby2020Barkhamsted, Granby, Hartland, New Hartford
63Jay CaseRepWinchester2012Colebrook, Torrington, Winchester
64Maria HornDemSalisbury2018Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Washington
65Joe CaninoRepTorrington2024Torrington
66Karen Reddington-HughesRepWoodbury2022Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury
67Bill BuckbeeRepNew Milford2016New Milford
68Joe PollettaRepWatertown2017 Watertown, Waterbury
69Jason BuchsbaumRepSouthbury2024Bridgewater, Roxbury, New Milford, Southbury
70Seth BronkoRepNaugatuck2022Naugatuck
71William PizzutoRepMiddlebury2022 Middlebury, Waterbury
72Larry ButlerDemWaterbury2006Waterbury
73Ronald NapoliDemWaterbury2018Waterbury
74Michael DiGiovancarloDemWaterbury2020Waterbury
75Geraldo ReyesDemWaterbury2016Waterbury
76John PiscopoRepThomaston1988Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield, Thomaston
77Cara Pavalock-D'AmatoRepBristol2014Bristol
78Joe HoxhaRepBristol2022Bristol, Plymouth
79Mary FortierDemBristol2022Bristol
80Gale MastrofrancescoRepWolcott2018Wolcott, Southington
81Christopher PoulosDemSouthington2022Southington
82Michael QuinnDemMeriden2020Meriden
83Jonathan FazzinoDemBerlin2022Berlin, Meriden, Cheshire
84Hilda SantiagoDemMeriden2012Meriden
85Mary MushinskyDemWallingford1980Wallingford
86Vincent CandeloraRepNorth Branford2006Durham, East Haven, Guilford, North Branford
87Dave YaccarinoRepNorth Haven2010North Haven
88Josh ElliottDemHamden2016Hamden
89Lezlye ZupkusRepProspect2012Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect, Waterbury
90Craig FishbeinRepWallingford2016Middlefield, Wallingford
91Laurie SweetDemHamden2024Hamden
92Patricia DillonDemNew Haven1984New Haven
93Toni WalkerDemNew Haven2001 New Haven
94Steven WinterDemNew Haven2024Hamden, New Haven
95Juan CandelariaDemNew Haven2002New Haven
96Roland LemarDemNew Haven2010New Haven
97Alphonse PaolilloDemNew Haven2018New Haven
98Moira RaderDemGuilford2022Branford, Guilford
99Joseph ZulloRepEast Haven2019 East Haven
100Kai BeltonDemMiddletown2023 Middletown
101John-Michael ParkerDemMadison2020Durham, Madison
102Robin ComeyDemBranford2018Branford
103Liz LinehanDemCheshire2016Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford
104Kara RochelleDemAnsonia2018Ansonia, Derby
105Nicole Klarides-DitriaRepSeymour2018Beacon Falls, Derby, Seymour
106Mitch BolinskyRepNewtown2012Newtown
107Martin FoncelloRepBrookfield2022Bethel, Brookfield, Newtown
108Patrick CallahanRepNew Fairfield2020Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman
109Farley SantosDemDanbury2022Danbury
110Bob GodfreyDemDanbury1988Danbury
111Aimee Berger-GirvaloDemRidgefield2020Ridgefield
112Tony ScottRepMonroe2021 Easton, Monroe, Trumbull
113Amy RomanoRepShelton2025 Shelton
114Mary WelanderDemOrange2020Derby, Hamden, Orange, Woodbridge
115William HeffernanDemWest Haven2024 West Haven
116Treneé McGeeDemWest Haven2021 West Haven
117Michael ShannonDemMilford2024Milford, Orange, West Haven
118Frank SmithDemMilford2020Milford
119Kathy KennedyRepMilford2018Orange, Milford
120Kaitlyn ShakeDemStratford2024Stratford
121Joseph GreskoDemStratford2016Stratford
122Ben McGortyRepShelton2014Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull
123David RutiglianoRepTrumbull2012Trumbull
124Andre BakerDemBridgeport2014Bridgeport
125Tom O'DeaRepNew Canaan2012Darien, New Canaan, Stamford
126Fred GeeDemBridgeport2022Bridgeport
127Marcus BrownDemBridgeport2022Bridgeport
128Christopher RosarioDemBridgeport2014Bridgeport
129Steven StafstromDemBridgeport2015 Bridgeport
130Antonio FelipeDemBridgeport2019 Bridgeport
131Arnold JensenRepOxford2024Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury
132Jennifer LeeperDemFairfield2020Fairfield
133Cristin McCarthy VaheyDemFairfield2014Bridgeport, Fairfield
134Sarah KeittDemFairfield2022Fairfield, Trumbull
135Anne HughesDemRedding2018Easton, Redding, Weston
136Jonathan SteinbergDemWestport2010Westport
137Kadeem RobertsDemNorwalk2022Norwalk
138Kenneth GuckerDemDanbury2024Danbury
139Larry PembertonDemMontville2026 Ledyard, Montville, Norwich
140Travis SimmsDemNorwalk2018Norwalk
141Tracy MarraRepDarien2022Darien, Norwalk
142Lucy DathanDemNew Canaan2018New Canaan, Norwalk
143Dominique JohnsonDemNorwalk2022Norwalk, Westport
144Hubert DelanyDemStamford2022 Stamford
145Corey ParisDemStamford2021 Stamford
146Eilish Collins MainDemStamford2024Stamford
147Matt BlumenthalDemStamford2018Stamford
148Jonathan JacobsonDemStamford2024Stamford
149Tina CourpasRepGreenwich2024Greenwich, Stamford
150Stephen MeskersDemGreenwich2018Greenwich
151Hector ArzenoDemGreenwich2022Greenwich