Connecticut's 26th Senate district elects one member of the
Connecticut Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sena ...
. The district consists of the entirety of
Westport,
Wilton,
Ridgefield, and
Redding, and parts of
Bethel
Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...
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New Canaan and
Weston.
Previously, the 26th district comprised
Norwalk,
Wilton, New Canaan, and
Easton. However, in the late 1970s Norwalk and
Darien became the
25th district.
Its current senator is
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
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Will Haskell.
Senators from 1905 to the present
At some point shortly prior to 1905, Connecticut was redistricted.
Fairfield County was previously represented in the
12th Senate District.
See also
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Connecticut's 12th Senate district
Connecticut's 12th Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. The district consists of the towns of Branford, North Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, and Madison. Its current senator is Christine Cohen.
The district bo ...
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Connecticut's 25th Senate district
The twenty-fifth Senate district of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. The district consists of all of Norwalk and part of Darien. Its current Senator is Democrat Bob Duff.
List of representatives
Prior to 1905, the area ...
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History of Norwalk, Connecticut
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History of Wilton, Connecticut
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List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut
The Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut is the chief executive of the government of Norwalk, Connecticut, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Norwalk. The current mayor of Norwalk, is Harry Rilling, a Democrat.
Mayors prior to 1913
Elections ...
References
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History of Fairfield County, Connecticut
History of Norwalk, Connecticut