John W. Fonfara (born December 1, 1955) is an American politician serving as a member of the
Connecticut State 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 ...
for the 1st district.
Early life and education
Fonfara was born and raised in
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
and attended
Hartford Public Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
and a Master of Arts in Public Policy from
Trinity College Trinity College may refer to:
Australia
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.
Career
Fonfara served as a member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an ...
from 1987 to 1997. Elected to the
Connecticut State 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 ...
in 1996, he also serves as deputy majority leader. His district includes Hartford and
Wethersfield. Since 2017, Fonfara has served as co-chair of the Senate Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, which manages Connecticut's budget. In 2019, Fonfara proposed legislation that would establish a state commission to fund
toll road
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s. Fonfara also serves as vice chair of the Senate General Law Committee.
On January 9, 2023, Fonfara announced his candidacy in the
Hartford mayoral election, vying to succeed the retiring
Luke Bronin.
References
External links
John Fonfaraofficial website
Connecticut General Assembly - John W. Fonfara'bills introduced
Project Vote Smart - Senator John W. Fonfara (CT)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - John W Fonfara
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campaign contributions
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Democratic Party Connecticut state senators
Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
1955 births
Living people
21st-century American politicians