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Derek Slap
2019 - Present
2027
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Derek Slap (Democratic Party) is a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on March 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Slap (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Derek Slap earned an M.B.A. from the UConn School of Business and bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and international relations from Syracuse University. Slap was a news anchor and reporter at NBC Connecticut from 1999 to 2004. He has also worked as Director of Communications for Senate Democrats, Chief of Staff for the Senate Democratic Caucus, and as a lecturer at Sacred Heart University, Yale University and Quinnipiac University, among others. In 2017, he won an ARC Angel Award.[1]
Slap was elected to the Connecticut State Senate in a special election on February 26, 2019. In the 2019 session, he was a member of the Commerce, Higher Education, and Employment Advancement committees and vice-chair of the Human Services Committee. Slap previously represented District 19 in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Slap was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Government Administration and Elections Committee, Vice Chair
- Higher Education and Employment Committee, Co-Chair
- Public Health Committee
2021-2022
Slap was assigned to the following committees:
- Government Administration and Elections Committee, Member
- Higher Education and Employment Committee, Co-Chair
- Aging Committee, Member
- Environment Committee, Vice Chair
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Member
2019-2020
Slap was assigned to the following committees:
- Higher Education and Employment Committee
- Children Committee, Co-Chair
- Aging Committee, Vice Chair
- Human Services Committee
- Commerce Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Energy and Technology, Vice chair |
| • Environment |
| • Planning and Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Connecticut State Senate District 5
Incumbent Derek Slap defeated Kyla Zimmermann in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derek Slap (D) | 68.2 | 36,671 |
| Kyla Zimmermann (R) | 31.8 | 17,132 | ||
| Total votes: 53,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Derek Slap advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kyla Zimmermann advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 5.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Slap in this election.
2022
See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Connecticut State Senate District 5
Incumbent Derek Slap won election in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Derek Slap (D) | 100.0 | 30,947 |
| Total votes: 30,947 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Derek Slap advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 5.
2020
See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Connecticut State Senate District 5
Incumbent Derek Slap defeated Phillip Chabot and Joelle Nawrocki in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Derek Slap (D) | 65.4 | 37,360 |
 | Phillip Chabot (R) | 31.5 | 17,964 | |
| Joelle Nawrocki (Independent Party) | 3.1 | 1,780 | ||
| Total votes: 57,104 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Derek Slap advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Phillip Chabot advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 5.
2019
See also: Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5
Derek Slap defeated Bill Wadsworth, Jeffrey Przech, and Mark Stewart Greenstein in the special general election for Connecticut State Senate District 5 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Derek Slap (D) | 63.3 | 6,063 |
| Bill Wadsworth (R) | 34.3 | 3,284 | ||
 | Jeffrey Przech (Independent) | 1.9 | 186 | |
 | Mark Stewart Greenstein (Amigo Constitution Party) | 0.5 | 51 | |
| Total votes: 9,584 | |||
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2018
See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 19
Incumbent Derek Slap won election in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Derek Slap (D) | 100.0 | 9,515 |
| Total votes: 9,515 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. Incumbent Brian Becker (D) did not seek re-election.
Derek Slap defeated Chris Barnes in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 19 general election.[2]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Derek Slap |
53.85% | 7,669 | |
| Republican | Chris Barnes | 46.15% | 6,573 | |
| Total Votes | 14,242 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Derek Slap ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Derek Slap (unopposed) | |
Chris Barnes ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chris Barnes (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Derek Slap did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Derek Slap did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 7 to May 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 7.
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2022
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In 2022, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 9 to May 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 9.
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2020
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In 2020, the Connecticut State Legislature was in session from February 5 to May 6. The legislature held a special session from July 21 to July 27.
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2019
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In 2019, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 5.
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2018
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In 2018, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from February 7 to May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly was in session from January 4 through June 7. The legislature held a veto session on July 24. The legislature held its first special session on July 31. The legislature held its second special session from September 14 to September 16. The legislature held another special session on October 3. State lawmakers held their fourth special session from October 25 to October 26. The legislature met again in special session from November 14 to November 15.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Connecticut State Senate District 5 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Beth Bye (D) |
Connecticut State Senate District 5 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Connecticut House of Representatives District 19 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
