Government Administration and Elections Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
The Government Administration and Elections Committee is a joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly and contains members of the Senate and the House. In the Connecticut Legislature, there are no separate chamber committees.
Per each chamber's rules, committees of the Connecticut General Assembly are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned by the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term.[1][2] The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House are considered ex officio members of all committees.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
See rules: House Rules
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
“ | A committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) the Department of Administrative Services, including purchasing and central collections, but excluding personnel and labor relations, fire marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code and school building projects, (ii) the administrative functions of the Office of Governmental Accountability, including the office's personnel and employment policies and information technology, and (iii) the Freedom of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, (B) state government organization and reorganization, structures and procedures, (C) leasing, construction, maintenance, purchase and sale, transfer or other disposition of state property and facilities, (D) state and federal relations, (E) interstate compacts, (F) compacts between the state and Indian tribes, (G) constitutional amendments, and (H) all matters relating to elections and election laws. Any bill favorably reported by another committee that requires a state agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any real property or interest in real property that is under the custody or control of such agency to any person or entity other than another state agency, or any resolution favorably reported by another committee that proposes a constitutional amendment shall be referred to the committee on Government Administration and Elections.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Government Administration and Elections Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Government Administration and Elections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Government Administration and Elections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Government Administration and Elections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Government Administration and Elections Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Dan Fox, Chair | • Michael McLachlan, Co-chair | |||
• Mae Flexer, Co-chair | • Laura Devlin, Ranking member | |||
• Gayle Slossberg, Vice chair | • Scott Frantz, Vice chair | |||
• Michael Winkler, Vice chair | • Stephanie Cummings | |||
• Gregory Haddad | • Mike France | |||
• Matthew Lesser | • David Labriola | |||
• Cristin McCarthy Vahey | • Rosa Rebimbas | |||
• Patricia Miller | • Robert C. Sampson | |||
• Hilda Santiago |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Government Administration and Elections Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Steve Cassano, Chair | • Michael McLachlan, Ranking Member | |||
• Ed Jutila, Chair | • Richard A. Smith, Ranking Member | |||
• Terry Gerratana, Vice chair | • Laura Devlin | |||
• David Alexander, Vice chair | • Mike France | |||
• Brian Becker | • David Labriola | |||
• Gregory Haddad | • Rosa Rebimbas | |||
• Matthew Lesser | ||||
• Patricia Miller | ||||
• Jonathan Steinberg |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Government Administration and Elections Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Anthony Musto, Co-Chair | • Michael McLachlan, Ranking Member | |||
• Ed Jutila, Co-Chair | • Tony Hwang, Ranking Member | |||
• Edward Meyer, Vice Chair | • Michael Molgano | |||
• Matthew Lesser, Vice Chair | • Rosa Rebimbas | |||
• Theresa Conroy | ||||
• Michael D'Agostino | ||||
• Roland J. Lemar | ||||
• Patricia Miller | ||||
• Brian Sear |
2011-2012
Government Administration and Elections Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Gayle Slossberg, Co-Chair | • Michael McLachlan, Ranking Member | |||
• Russell Morin, Co-Chair | • Tony Hwang, Ranking Member | |||
• Edward Meyer, Vice Chair | • Livvy Floren | |||
• Matthew Lesser, Vice Chair | • John Hetherington | |||
• Catherine Abercrombie | • David Labriola | |||
• Andrew M. Fleischmann | ||||
• Gerald Fox | ||||
• Bob Godfrey | ||||
• Geoff Luxenberg | ||||
• Tim O'Brien |
2009-2010
Government Administration and Elections Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | |||
• James Field Spallone, Co-Chair | • John Hetherington, Ranking Member | |||
• Joe Aresimowicz, Vice Chair | • David Labriola | |||
• Andrew M. Fleischmann | • Livvy Floren | |||
• Tim O'Brien | ||||
• Michael Lawlor | ||||
• Auden Grogins | ||||
• Thomas Drew | ||||
• Peggy Reeves | ||||
• Patricia Miller |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Rules of the Senate," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the House Rules," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.