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The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The House convenes within the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.

In odd-numbered years, legislative sessions begin on the Wednesday following the first Monday in January and adjourn no later than the first Wednesday following the first Monday in June. In even-numbered years, legislative essions begin on the Wednesday following the first Monday in February, adjourning no later than the first Wednesday following the first Monday in May.

The 2009 session began on January 7 and adjourns on June 3.

The annual salary of members of the Connecticut state house is $28,000 plus $4,500 for expenses, and a 55 cents-per-mile travel allowance.[1]

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Democrat Christopher Donovan of the 54th House District (Meriden). The Majority Leader is Denise Merrill of the 54th House District (Chaplin, Mansfield). The Minority Leader is Republican Lawrence Cafero of the 142nd House District (Norwalk).

Make-up of the house

Affiliation Members
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 37
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 114
Total 151


Current members

District Representative Party Residence
1 Kenneth P. Green Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
2 Jason Bartlett Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bethel
3 Minnie Gonzalez Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
4 Kevin Roldan Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
5 Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
6 Hector Robles Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
7 Douglas McCrory Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hartford
8 Joan A. Lewis Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Coventry
9 Jason Rojas Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Hartford
10 Henry Genga Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Hartford
11 Timothy Larson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Hartford
12 Ryan P. Barry Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Manchester
13 John Thompson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Manchester
14 Bill Aman Image:Reddot.png Republican South Windsor
15 David Baram Image:Bluedot.png Democrat
16 Linda Schofield Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Simsbury
17 Timothy LeGeyt Image:Reddot.png Republican Canton
18 Andrew M. Fleischmann Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Hartford
19 Beth Bye Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Hartford
20 David D. McCluskey Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Hartford
21 Demetrios S. Giannaros Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Farmington
22 Elizabeth A. Boukus Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Plainville
23 Marilyn Giuliano Image:Reddot.png Republican Old Saybrook
24 Tim O'Brien Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Britain
25 John C. Geragosian Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Britain
26 Peter Tercyak Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Britain
27 Sandy Nafis Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Newington
28 Russell Morin Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Wethersfield
29 Antonio Guerrera Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Rocky Hill
30 Joe Aresimowicz Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Berlin
31 Thomas Kehoe Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Glastonbury
32 James O'Rourke Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Cromwell
33 Joseph Serra Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Middletown
34 Gail Hamm Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Hampton
35 Brian O'Connor Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Westbrook
36 James Field Spallone Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Essex
37 Ed Jutila Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Niantic
38 Elizabeth Ritter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Waterford
39 Ernst Hewett Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New London
40 Edward Moukawsher Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Groton
41 Elissa Wright Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Groton
42 Tom Reynolds Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ledyard
43 Diana Urban Image:Bluedot.png Democrat North Stonington
44 Mae Flexer Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Killingly
45 Steve Mikutel Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Griswold
46 Melissa Olson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Norwich
47 Christopher Coutu Image:Reddot.png Republican Norwich
48 Linda Orange Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Colchester
49 Susan Johnson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Windham
50 Mike Alberts Image:Reddot.png Republican Woodstock
51 Shawn Johnston Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Putnam
52 Penny Bacchiochi Image:Reddot.png Republican Somers
53 Bryan Hurlburt Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Tolland
54 Denise Merrill Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Mansfield Center
55 Pamela Sawyer Image:Reddot.png Republican Bolton
56 Claire Janowski Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Vernon
57 Ted Graziani Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ellington
58 Kathleen Tallarita Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Enfield
59 Karen Jarmoc Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Enfield
60 Peggy Sayers Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Windsor Locks
61 Matthew Conway Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Windsor
62 Annie Hornish Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Granby
63 John Rigby Image:Reddot.png Republican Colebrook
64 Roberta Willis Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Salisbury
65 Michelle Cook Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Torrington
66 Craig Miner Image:Reddot.png Republican Litchfield
67 Clark Chapin Image:Reddot.png Republican New Milford
68 Sean Williams Image:Reddot.png Republican Watertown
69 Arthur O'Neill Image:Reddot.png Republican Southbury
70 Rosa Rebimbas Image:Reddot.png Republican Naugatuck
71 Anthony D'Amelio Image:Reddot.png Republican Waterbury
72 Larry Butler Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Waterbury
73 Jeffrey Berger Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Waterbury
74 Selim Noujaim Image:Reddot.png Republican Waterbury
75 David Aldarondo Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Waterbury
76 John Piscopo Image:Reddot.png Republican Thomaston
77 Christopher Wright Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Bristol
78 William Hamzy Image:Reddot.png Republican Terryville
79 Frank Nicastro, Sr. Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Bristol
80 John Mazurek Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Wolcott
81 Bruce Zalaski Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Southington
82 Emil Altobello Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Meriden
83 Catherine Abercrombie Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Meriden
84 Christopher Donovan Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Meriden
85 Mary Mushinsky Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Wallingford
86 Vincent Candelora Image:Reddot.png Republican North Branford
87 Steve Fontana Image:Bluedot.png Democratic North Haven
88 J. Brendan Sharkey Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Hamden
89 Vickie Orsini Nardello Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Prospect
90 Mary Fritz Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Yalesville
91 Peter Villano Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Hamden
92 Patricia Dillon Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
93 Toni Walker Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
94 Gary Winfield Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
95 Juan Candelaria Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
96 Cameron Staples Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
97 Robert Megna Image:Bluedot.png Democrat New Haven
98 Patricia Widlitz Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Guilford
99 Michael Lawlor Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Haven
100 Matthew Lesser Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Middletown
101 Deborah Heinrich Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Madison
102 Lonnie Reed Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Branford
103 Elizabeth Esty Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Cheshire
104 Linda Gentile Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Ansonia
105 Theresa Conroy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Beacon Falls
106 Christopher Lyddy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Newtown
107 David Scribner Image:Reddot.png Republican Brookfield
108 Mary Ann Carson Image:Reddot.png Republican New Fairfield
109 Joseph Taborsak Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Danbury
110 Bob Godfrey Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Danbury
111 John Frey Image:Reddot.png Republican Ridgefield
112 DebraLee Hovey Image:Reddot.png Republican Monroe
113 Jason Perillo Image:Reddot.png Republican Shelton
114 Themis Klarides Image:Reddot.png Republican Derby
115 Stephen Dargan Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Haven
116 Louis Esposito Image:Bluedot.png Democrat West Haven
117 Paul Davis Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Orange
118 Barbara Lambert Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Milford
119 Richard Roy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Milford
120 John Harkins Image:Reddot.png Republican Stratford
121 Terry Backer Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stratford
122 Lawrence Miller Image:Reddot.png Republican Stratford
123 T.R. Rowe Image:Reddot.png Republican Trumbull
124 Charles Clemons Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
125 John Hetherington Image:Reddot.png Republican New Canaan
126 Christopher Caruso Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
127 John Hennessy Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
128 Andres Ayala, Jr. Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
129 Auden Grogins Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
130 Ezequiel Santiago Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Bridgeport
131 David Labriola Image:Reddot.png Republican Naugatuck
132 Thomas Drew Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Fairfield
133 Kim Fawcett Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Fairfield
134 Tony Hwang Image:Reddot.png Republican Trumbull
135 John Stripp Image:Reddot.png Republican Weston
136 Joe Mioli Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Westport
137 Chris Perone Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Norwalk
138 Janice Giegler Image:Reddot.png Republican Danbury
139 Kevin Ryan Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Montville
140 Bruce Morris Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Norwalk
141 Terrie Wood Image:Reddot.png Republican Darien
142 Lawrence Cafero Image:Reddot.png Republican Norwalk
143 Peggy Reeves Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Wilton
144 Jim Shapiro Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stamford
145 Patricia Miller Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stamford
146 Gerald Fox Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stamford
147 William Tong Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stamford
148 Carlo Leone Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Stamford
149 Livvy Floren Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenwich
150 Lile Gibbons Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenwich
151 Fred Camillo Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenwich

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ This is Your General Assembly
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