Paul Robert Doyle (born April 30, 1963) is an American politician serving as a Democratic

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from

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since 2007. A resident of Wethersfield, Doyle represents the southern suburbs of

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in the Connecticut Senate, including the towns of

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, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield.

Personal life

Doyle was born in Hartford and received a

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in History from

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...

and his

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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 ...

. Prior to being elected in the Connecticut Senate, Doyle served on the Wethersfield Town Council and as a

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. In

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, he ran for the Connecticut Senate for the first time and won.

Political career

Doyle often votes independently of his party. He was one of three Democrats to support Governor

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's plan for a

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against career violent criminals. He was one of two Democrats to oppose the 2011

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rights bill, and was the only Democrat to vote against the New Britain–Hartford Busway.

References

External links

Official Senate website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Paul 1963 births Living people Colby College alumni Democratic Party Connecticut state senators Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Hartford, Connecticut University of Connecticut School of Law alumni 21st-century American politicians People from Wethersfield, Connecticut 20th-century American politicians

Personal life

Political career

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