Dan Gaiewski


Dan Gaiewski is an American politician who has been the member for the 40th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Gaiewski grew up in Groton, Connecticut and went to Robert E. Fitch High School. He ran Track & Field and was part of jazz band.
Gaiewski attended Franklin and Marshall College and ran Cross Country and Track & Field. There, he ran personal records of 4:57 in the mile and 17:01 for the 5k. From 2023 to 2024, he was the assistant Track and Field coach at Wesleyan University. Prior to being elected he worked for the Connecticut House Democratic Caucus.

Political career

Gaiewski was elected as a Democrat to the Groton town council in November 2023, after being appointed in August of that year.
On January 7, 2025, Christine Conley, who represented the 40th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives, resigned after being nominated as an administrative law judge for the Workers' Compensation Commission. Gaiewski was the Democratic and Working Families nominee in the election. He defeated Republican Robert Boris with 68.9% of the vote in the February 25 special election.