George C. Jepsen
George C. Jepsen (b. November 23, 1954, in Hattiesburg, Miss.) was the attorney general of Connecticut. Jepsen was first elected as a Democrat in 2010 and re-elected to a second term in 2014. He did not run for re-election in 2018.
Jepsen served as the District 148 member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990 and as the District 27 member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1990 to 2003. He served as the assistant majority leader in the state House and as assistant majority leader, minority whip, and Senate majority leader in the state Senate. He was also chairman of the state Democratic Party from 2003 to 2005. Jepsen ran unsuccessfully as the lieutenant gubernatorial running mate of Bill Curry's gubernatorial campaign in 2002.[1]
Biography
George Jepsen earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1976 and both a J.D. from Harvard University and a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1982. Before he took office as attorney general, Jepsen was a practicing lawyer for more than 26 years, including at the Hartford law firm of Cowdery, Ecker and Murphy, LCC, in the areas of corporate transactions and civil and appellate litigation. Jepsen began his legal career as general counsel to Carpenters Local 210 in Norwalk.
After graduating from college, Jepsen was hired as a legal assistant to Connecticut Speaker of the House James J. Kennelly. He then served as campaign manager for William Ratchford in 1978 and as field director for Chris Dodd's senatorial campaign; both campaigns were successful.[1]
Elections
2018
George C. Jepsen did not file to run for re-election.
2014
Jepsen ran for re-election as Attorney General of Connecticut in 2014.[2] He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary election on August 12 and defeated Republican Kie Westby in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Attorney General of Connecticut, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  George Jepsen Incumbent |
56.7% | 590,225 | |
| Republican | Kie Westby | 41.1% | 427,869 | |
| Green | Stephen Fournier | 2.1% | 22,361 | |
| Total Votes | 1,040,455 | |||
| Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, George C. Jepsen won election to the office of Attorney General of Connecticut. He defeated Martha Dean (Republican) and Stephen Fournier (Green) in the general election.
| Attorney General of Connecticut, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | George C. Jepsen |
53.7% | 591,663 | |
| Republican | Martha Dean | 43.6% | 480,382 | |
| Green | Stephen Fournier | 2.7% | 29,748 | |
| Total Votes | 1,101,793 | |||
| Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State. | ||||
- 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- George C. Jepsen ran unopposed in this contest
2002
| 2002 Race for Governor/Lieutenant Governor - General Election[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  John G. Rowland/M. Jodi Rell
|
56.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Bill Curry/George C. Jepsen | 43.9% | |
| Total Votes | 1,022,942 | ||
2000
- 2000 Race for Connecticut State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary
- George C. Jepsen ran unopposed in this contest
| 2000 Race for Connecticut State Senate, District 27 - General Election[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | George C. Jepsen
|
66.7% | |
| Republican Party | Joseph A. Bongiorno | 33.3% | |
| Total Votes | 29,587 | ||
1998
- 1998 Race for Connecticut State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary
- George C. Jepsen ran unopposed in this contest
| 1998 Race for Connecticut State Senate, District 27 - General Election[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | George C. Jepsen
|
66.8% | |
| Republican Party | Joseph C. Valdes | 33.2% | |
| Total Votes | 19,580 | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
2011 letter to Facebook
In June 2011, Jepsen expressed concern about Facebook's implementation of facial recognition technology to advise users to identify people in their uploaded photos. In a letter to Facebook's senior leadership, Jepsen argued that the lack of an opt-in mechanism in the feature could violate user privacy. Facebook responded by saying that the widespread use of the feature and lack of complaints regarding it were evidence of its popularity among users.[6]
See also
- Connecticut attorney general election, 2014
- Governor of Connecticut
- Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
- Connecticut Attorney General
- Attorney General
External links
- Official Connecticut Attorney General website
- Project Vote Smart - George C. Jepsen biography
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Connecticut Attorney General, "Bio of George Jepsen," accessed July 25, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State - 2000 State Senate General Election Results
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State - 1998 State Senate General Election Results
- ↑ Computerworld, "Connecticut concerned about Facebook face recognition," June 17, 2011
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| Preceded by Richard Blumenthal (D) |
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Succeeded by William Tong (D) |
| Preceded by Richard Blumenthal (D) |
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Succeeded by Andrew J. McDonald (D) |
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