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Directory of Connecticut's Federal and State Elected Officials 2017 Directory of Connecticut’s Federal and State Elected Officials 2017 - 2018 League of Women Voters© of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc. LWVCT Education Fund, Inc. Directory of Connecticut’s Federal and State Elected Officials 2017 – 2018 Table of Contents Communicating with Your Elected Officials 3 Political Districts by Town 4 United States Congress 7 State Officials: Executive Branch 9 State Officials: Legislative Branch 10 Senators by District 11 Senators, Alphabetical Listing 13 Representatives by District 14 Representatives, Alphabetical Listing 21 Legislative Committees 22 Capitol Information and Tours 25 Additional Sources of Information 26 About The League of Women Voters of Connecticut 27 Updates available online: www.lwvct.org For online access to Connecticut state government: www.ct.gov Communicating With Your Elected Officials Your opinion is important to elected officials and can influence their votes. You can communicate with them by letter, e-mail, telephone, FAX, or a personal visit. Be brief; discuss only one or two issues. Write to each legislator individually and use your own words. Identify legislation by number or title, if possible. If you know the number, author or subject of a bill, a phone call to Hartford, (860) 240-0555, will get you information on bill status in minutes or visit the CT General Assembly website at www.cga.ct.gov and click on Search. Make your communications timely. Remember, the Connecticut General Assembly is a part-time legislature that begins its sessions early in the year and does not meet in the summer or fall. Influence legislative committees by testifying at their public hearings on proposed bills. Write notes of appreciation to your legislators when appropriate. Support them when they adopt a position that you have advocated. GUIDELINES FOR CORRESPONDENCE THE PRESIDENT OF The Honorable Donald J. Trump THE UNITED STATES or The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: ● White House: (202) 456-1414 ● Fax (202) 456-2461 ● www.whitehouse.gov ● email: [email protected] U. S. SENATOR or The Honorable … REPRESENTATIVE Dear Senator/Representative … ● www.senate.gov ● www.house.gov GOVERNOR The Honorable Dannel Malloy Dear Governor Malloy: STATE SENATOR or The Honorable … REPRESENTATIVE Dear Senator/Representative … The blue pages in local phone books contain many address and phone listings for government officials, agencies, offices, and services. 3 POLITICAL DISTRICTS BY TOWN See your Registrars of Voters for your voting district. Town U.S. Congress CT Senate CT House Andover 2 4 55 Ansonia 3 17 104 Ashford 2 35 53 Avon 5 8 17, 19 Barkhamsted 1 8 62 Beacon Falls 3 17 105 Berlin 1 6 30, 83 Bethany 3 17 89 Bethel 5 24, 26 2, 107 Bethlehem 5 32 66 Bloomfield 1 2, 5 15 Bolton 2 4 55 Bozrah 2 20 139 Branford 3 12 98, 102 Bridgeport 4 22, 23 124, 126–130 Bridgewater 5 32 69 Bristol 1 31 77, 78, 79 Brookfield 5 30 107 Brooklyn 2 29 50 Burlington 5 5 76 Canaan 5 30 64 Canterbury 2 29 47 Canton 5 8 17 Chaplin 2 35 47 Cheshire 5 13, 16 89, 90, 103 Chester 2 33 36 Clinton 2 33 35 Colchester 2 33 34, 48 Colebrook 1 8 63 Columbia 2 19 8 Cornwall 5 30 64 Coventry 2 35 8 Cromwell 1 9 32 Danbury 5 24 2, 107-110, 138 Darien 4 25, 27 141, 147 Deep River 2 33 36 Derby 3 17 104, 105, 114 Durham 2, 3 12, 34 86, 101 East Granby 1 7 61 East Haddam 2 33 34 East Hampton 2 33 34 East Hartford 1 3 9, 10, 11 East Haven 3 34 96, 99 East Lyme 2 20 37 East Windsor 1 3 57, 59 Eastford 2 35 50 Easton 4 28 135 Ellington 2 3, 35 57 Enfield 2 7 58, 59 Essex 2 33 36 Fairfield 4 28 132, 133, 134 Farmington 5 5, 6 19, 21 Franklin 2 19 47 Glastonbury 1, 2 4 13, 31 Goshen 5 30 63, 64 Granby 1 7, 8 62 4 POLITICAL DISTRICTS BY TOWN See your Registrars of Voters for your voting district. Town U.S. Congress CT Senate CT House Greenwich 4 36 149, 150, 151 Griswold 2 18 45 Groton 2 18 40, 41 Guilford 3 12 86, 98 Haddam 2 33 36 Hamden 3 11, 17 88, 91, 94 Hampton 2 35 47 Hartford 1 1, 2 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Hartland 1 8 62 Harwinton 5 8, 31 76 Hebron 2 19 55 Kent 5 30 64 Killingly 2 29 44, 51 Killingworth 2 12 35 Lebanon 2 19 47, 48 Ledyard 2 19 40, 42 Lisbon 2 19 45, 47 Litchfield 5 30 66, 76 Lyme 2 33 23 Madison 2 12 101 Manchester 1 4 9, 11, 12, 13 Mansfield 2 29 48, 54 Marlborough 2 19 55 Meriden 5 13 82, 83, 84 Middlebury 5 15, 32 71 Middlefield 3 13 82 Middletown 1, 3 9, 13 33, 100 Milford 3 14 117, 118, 119 Monroe 4 21, 22 112 Montville 2 19, 20 38, 42, 139 Morris 5 30 66 Naugatuck 3 15, 17 70, 131 New Britain 5 6 22, 24, 25, 26 New Canaan 4 26, 36 125, 142 New Fairfield 5 24 108, 138 New Hartford 1 8 62 New Haven 3 10, 11 92-97, 116 New London 2 20 39, 41 New Milford 5 30 67, 108 Newington 1 9 24, 27, 29 Newtown 5 28 2, 106, 112 Norfolk 5 8 64 North Branford 3 12 86 North Canaan 5 30 64 North Haven 3 11, 34 87 North Stonington 2 18 43 Norwalk 4 25 137, 140–143 Norwich 2 19 46, 47, 139 Old Lyme 2 20 23 Old Saybrook 2 20,33 23 Orange 3 14 114, 117, 119 Oxford 4 32 131 Plainfield 2 18 44, 45 Plainville 5 31 22 Plymouth 5 31 78 Pomfret 2 35 50 Portland 1 33 32 5 POLITICAL DISTRICTS BY TOWN See your Registrars of Voters for your voting district. Town U.S. Congress CT Senate CT House Preston 2 18 42 Prospect 3 16 89 Putnam 2 29 51 Redding 4 26 2, 135 Ridgefield 4 26 111, 138 Rocky Hill 1 9 29 Roxbury 5 32 69 Salem 2 20 37 Salisbury 5 30 64 Scotland 2 29 47 Seymour 3 21, 32 105 Sharon 5 30 64 Shelton 3, 4 21 113, 122 Sherman 5 24 108 Simsbury 5 8 16 Somers 2 7 52 South Windsor 1 3 11, 14 Southbury 5 32 69, 131 Southington 1 16 30, 80, 81, 103 Sprague 2 19 47 Stafford 2 35 52 Stamford 4 27, 36 144-149 Sterling 2 18 45 Stonington 2 18 43 Stratford 3 21, 23 120, 121, 122 Suffield 2 7 61 Thomaston 5 31 76 Thompson 2 29 51 Tolland 2 35 8, 53 Torrington 1, 5 8, 30 63, 64, 65 Trumbull 4 22 122, 123, 134 Union 2 35 50 Vernon 2 35 8, 56 Voluntown 2 18 45 Wallingford 3 34 85, 86, 90, 103 Warren 5 30 66 Washington 5 32 69 Waterbury 3, 5 15, 16 71-75 Waterford 2 20 38 Watertown 5 32 68 West Hartford 1 5 18, 19, 20 West Haven 3 10, 14 115, 116, 117 Westbrook 2 33 23, 35 Weston 4 26, 28 135 Westport 4 26, 28 136, 143 Wethersfield 1 1, 9 28, 29 Willington 2 35 53 Wilton 4 26 125, 143 Winchester 1 30 63 Windham 2 29 48, 49 Windsor 1 2, 7 5, 15, 60, 61 Windsor Locks 1 7 60 Wolcott 5 16 80 Woodbridge 3 14, 17 114 Woodbury 5 32 66, 68 Woodstock 2 35 50 6 UNITED STATES CONGRESS The 115th Congress Senate President: Vice President Michael Pence (R) For the other leadership positions (Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, House Speaker, House Majority Leader, and House Minority Leader) as well as the names and affiliations of all elected Senate and House members, go to the official U.S. Government website: www.usa.gov. To research federal legislation, go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/. U.S. SENATORS E-mail U.S. Senators via their Websites (below). Richard Blumenthal (D) Greenwich Elected in November 2016 for a 6-year term CT Offices: 90 State House Square, 10th floor; Hartford, CT 06103 phone (860) 258-6940 fax: 860-258-6958 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 230, Bridgeport, CT 06604 phone: 203-330-0598 fax: 203-330-0608 D.C. Office: 706 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-0703 phone: (202) 224-2823 fax: (202) 224-9673 email and website: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/ Christopher Murphy (D) Cheshire Elected in November 2012 for a 6-year term CT Office: Colt Gateway, 120 Huyshoppe Ave., suite 401 Hartford, CT 06106 phone: (860) 549-8463 fax: (860) 524-5091 D.C. Office: 136 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510 phone: (202) 224-4041 fax: (202) 224-9750 website: www.murphy.senate.gov 7 U.S. REPRESENTATIVES Elected in November 2016 for 2-year terms E-mail U.S. Representatives via their websites. 1st District: John B. Larson (D) East Hartford CT Office 221 Main Street, 2nd floor Hartford, CT 06106 phone (860) 278-8888 fax (860) 278-2111 D.C. Office 1501 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20515 phone (202) 225-2265 fax (202) 225-1031 Website: http://www.larson.house.gov 2nd District: Joseph Courtney (D) Vernon Norwich Office 55 Main Street, Suite 250, Norwich, CT 06360 phone (860) 886-0139 fax (860) 886-2974 Enfield Office 77 Hazard Ave, Unit J, Enfield, CT 06082 phone (860) 741-6011 fax (860) 741-6036 D.C.
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