Antonio Felipe (born 1996) is an American politician. He was first elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in a 2019 special election. Antonio Felipe's father Ruben worked for Bill Finch during Finch's term as mayor of

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. Antonio was raised in Bridgeport, and attends Housatonic Community College. He managed the political campaigns of state representative

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and city councillor Maria Viggiano. He first ran at age 23 in a special election to replace Ezequiel Santiago who died in office. Felipe defeated

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candidate Joshua Parrow, and three Democratic Party candidates, among them former state legislators Héctor A. Díaz and

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, as well as Kate Rivera. Felipe was the youngest candidate in the special election, and drew criticism for having to move back to Bridgeport to contest the election, as he and his family had relocated to Stratford one year prior. Felipe assumed office on May 13, 2019. Along with

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, he is the first person of Dominican ancestry to be elected to the Connecticut General Assembly. He faced Kelvin Ayala in the 2020 Democratic Party primary for the 130th house district.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Felipe, Antonio 1996 births American politicians of Dominican Republic descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Connecticut Living people Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut