Anthony D'Amelio (born March 2, 1964) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the

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, first elected in a 1996 special election, and re-elected in every regular election from then until 2020. In 2007, he ran for Mayor of

Waterbury Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Waterbury had a population of 114,403 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census. The city is southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury i ...

. However, he came in third losing to incumbent Michael Jarjura and

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candidate Dennis Odle. He resigned from office on December 31, 2021, to focus on work at his restaurant in

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Living people Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Waterbury, Connecticut 1964 births 21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly {{Connecticut-politician-stub