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2022 Connecticut Elections
The 2022 Connecticut elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022. Federal United States House of Representatives Incumbent Democrats won re-election to all five Connecticut seats in the United States House of Representatives. United States Senate Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal won re-election against Republican Leora Levy. State Executive Governor Incumbent Democratic governor Ned Lamont and lieutenant governor Susan Bysiewicz won re-election against Republicans Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin. Attorney general Incumbent Democratic attorney general William Tong William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He b ... won re-election against Republican Jessica Kordas. Secretary of state Democrat St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Middleton, Wisconsin. Originally a collaboratively edited wiki, Ballotpedia is now written and edited entirely by a paid professional staff. As of 2014, Ballotpedia employed 34 writers and researchers; it reported an editorial staff of over 50 in 2021. Mission Ballotpedia's stated goal is "to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government." The website "provides information on initiative supporters and opponents, financial reports, litigation news, status updates, poll numbers, and more." It originally was a "community-contributed web site, modeled after Wikipedia" which is now edited by paid staff. It "contains volumes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate, with a net worth over $100 million. He was Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blumenthal attended Riverdale Country School, a private school in the Bronx. He graduated from Harvard College, where he was editor-in-chief of ''The Harvard Crimson''. He studied for a year at Trinity College, Cambridge, in England before attending Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the ''Yale Law Journal''. From 1970 to 1976, Blumenthal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, attaining the rank of sergeant. After law school, Blumenthal passed the bar and served as administrative assistant and law clerk for several Washington, D.C. figures. From 1977 to 1981, he was United States A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leora Levy
Leora Levy (born Leora Mariana Rosenberg; 1957) is a Cuban-American businesswoman and politician. She was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut. Early life and education Levy was born in Cuba in 1957. Her mother and grandparents fled Lithuania in 1940. Her family migrated to the United States in 1960 to escape Fidel Castro's regime. She earned an Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in International Relations. Levy is Jewish and is fluent in Spanish. Career Levy was one of the first female commodity traders to work as a sugar trader and an assistant vice president at Ambrit Sugars, as well as a traffic executive and trader for international sugar, steel and copper concentrates at Phibro-Salomon, Inc. Levy was finance chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party from 2013 to 2015. She served as the finance chair for Republican Bob Stefanowski during his unsuccessful bid for Governor of Connecticut in 2018. She is a representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Lamont
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. (born January 3, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th governor of Connecticut. He has served in this position since January 9, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989. He ran for the United States Senate in 2006, defeating incumbent Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, but losing to him in the general election, when Lieberman ran as an independent candidate. Lamont ran for governor in 2010, but lost the Democratic primary to former Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy, who went on to win the general election. He ran again in 2018, winning the nomination and defeating Republican Bob Stefanowski in the general election. As governor, Lamont signed legislation legalizing cannabis, sports betting, and online gambling. Early life and education Lamont was born on January 3, 1954, in Washington, D.C., to Camille Helene (née Buzby) and Edward Miner Lamont. His mother was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Bysiewicz
Susan Bysiewicz ( ; born September 29, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who is the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut, serving since January 9, 2019. She previously served as the 72nd secretary of the state of Connecticut from 1999 to 2011. She was briefly a candidate for governor of Connecticut in 2010, before dropping out to run for Connecticut Attorney General. She was disqualified from running for the office by the Connecticut Supreme Court and announced in 2011 that she was running for the United States Senate in the 2012 election to replace the retiring Joe Lieberman. She lost the Democratic primary to U.S. Representative Chris Murphy, who went on to win the general election. In 2018, Bysiewicz filed papers to run for governor of Connecticut but withdrew shortly before the Democratic Convention, in order to run for lieutenant governor as Ned Lamont's running mate. She was nominated for lieutenant governor during the state primary. Early life, education an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Stefanowski
Robert Vincent Stefanowski (born May 21, 1962) is an American business executive and politician. Born and raised in North Haven, Connecticut, he is a former business executive of General Electric, 3i Group plc, UBS, and Dollar Financial Group. He resides in Madison, Connecticut. Stefanowski was the Republican Party nominee for Governor of Connecticut in 2018 and 2022, losing both times to Democrat Ned Lamont. Early life Stefanowski's father, Bob Stefanowski, was the scoreboard assistant for the Yale Bowl. Stefanowski graduated from North Haven High School in 1980. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Fairfield University in 1984 and an MBA from Cornell University in 1992. Stefanowski began as an auditor in Hartford, Connecticut for PricewaterhouseCoopers after graduating from Fairfield University. Business career Stefanowski's tenure at General Electric began in 1994 where he held multiple senior roles through 2007. In 2003, Stefanowski became president and CEO of GE Commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Devlin
Laura Devlin (born April 13, 1960) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 134th district since 2015. She was chosen to be the running mate of Bob Stefanowski Robert Vincent Stefanowski (born May 21, 1962) is an American business executive and politician. Born and raised in North Haven, Connecticut, he is a former business executive of General Electric, 3i Group plc, UBS, and Dollar Financial Group. ... in the 2022 election for governor. References 1960 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Living people Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Women state legislators in Connecticut {{Connecticut-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tong
William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He began his career as an attorney with the law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Finn Dixon & Herling. In 2006, Tong entered politics upon winning election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent the 147th district, which includes most of North Stamford. He served six terms in the House from 2007 to 2019. During this period, Tong chaired the banking committee from 2011 to 2015 and the judiciary committee from 2015 to 2019. In 2018, Tong was elected attorney general of Connecticut. He took office on January 9, 2019, as the first Asian Pacific-American attorney general and constitutional officer elected statewide in Connecticut's history. Early life and education William Tong grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Thomas (politician)
Stephanie Thomas (born 1968 or 1969) is an American politician currently serving as the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. She previously served as a state representative representing the 143rd District in the Connecticut House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ..., Thomas originally ran for the 143rd seat in 2018 against incumbent Republican Gail Lavielle. Thomas ran again in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Patricia Zuccaro. In the House, Thomas served as a member of both the Commerce and Transportation Committees, as well as the Government Administration and Elections Committee. Thomas earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from New York University and a master's degree in nonprofit management from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Scanlon (politician)
Sean Scanlon (born December 20, 1986) is an American politician who is the current Comptroller of Connecticut. Scanlon previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 98th district. Early life and career Scanlon was born on December 20, 1986 in New Haven, Connecticut, to Kathy (nee LaValle) and John Scanlon. Scanlon's mother was a small business owner and his father was a retired New York City Police officer. After graduating from Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ... in 2008, Scanlon worked as a Victim Advocate in the office of the New York County District Attorney before serving as an aide to Chris Murphy from 2009-2019. Since November 2019, Scanlon has served as Executive Director of Tweed New Haven Airport As Executive D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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