John Kissel

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John Kissel
Republican Party
Connecticut State Senate District 7
Tenure
1993 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
33
Compensation
Base salary
$43,600/year
Per diem
No per diem is paid.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of Connecticut, 1981
Law
Western New England School of Law, 1984
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Official website
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Official Instagram
Campaign website
Campaign Instagram

John Kissel (Republican Party) is a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office in 1993. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Kissel (Republican Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Connecticut State Senate to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Kissel earned his B.S. from the University of Connecticut School of Education in 1981, his J.D. from Western New England College School of Law in 1984 and his B.A. in Liberal Arts and Science and History from the University of Connecticut in 2002. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Fallon, Barbieri and Gilcreast, Practicing Consultants, Adjunct Professor at Bay Path College and Corporate Attorney for Northeast Utilities.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Kissel was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Kissel was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Kissel was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kissel was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Connecticut committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Children, Vice chair
• General Law, Vice chair
• Judiciary, Co-chair
• Legislative Management

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kissel served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kissel served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kissel served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kissel served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 7

Incumbent John Kissel defeated Cynthia Mangini in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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John Kissel (R / Independent Party)
 
54.4
 
28,277
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Cynthia Mangini (D / Working Families Party)
 
45.6
 
23,679

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 51,956
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7

Cynthia Mangini defeated Nathan Wolliston in the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cynthia Mangini
 
66.0
 
1,656
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Nathan Wolliston
 
34.0
 
852

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,508
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Kissel advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kissel in this election.

2022

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 7

Incumbent John Kissel defeated Cynthia Mangini in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Kissel (R / Independent Party)
 
57.0
 
22,223
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Cynthia Mangini (D / Working Families Party)
 
43.0
 
16,757

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,980
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Cynthia Mangini advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Kissel advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7.

2020

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 7

Incumbent John Kissel defeated Frederick Moffa in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Kissel
John Kissel (R / Independent Party)
 
54.0
 
28,327
Image of Frederick Moffa
Frederick Moffa (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
46.0
 
24,144

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,471
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Frederick Moffa advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Kissel advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 7.

2018

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Kissel cross-filed to also run with the Independent Party in 2018.[1]

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 7

Incumbent John Kissel defeated Annie Hornish in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Kissel
John Kissel (R)
 
54.4
 
22,004
Image of Annie Hornish
Annie Hornish (D)
 
45.6
 
18,476

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,480
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2016

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate 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 John Kissel defeated Annie Hornish in the Connecticut State Senate District 7 general election.[2]

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Kissel Incumbent 60.91% 28,651
     Democratic Annie Hornish 39.09% 18,388
Total Votes 47,039
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State


Annie Hornish ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Annie Hornish  (unopposed)

Incumbent John Kissel ran unopposed in the Connecticut State Senate District 7 Republican primary.

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Kissel Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. John Foxx was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent John A. Kissell was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kissel defeated Foxx in the general election.[3][4]

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kissel Incumbent 69.5% 22,160
     Democratic John Foxx 30.5% 9,704
Total Votes 31,864

2012

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012

Kissel ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut State Senate District 7. Kissel ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He defeated Karen Jamoc (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. Elizabeth Traceski ran as a write-in candidate.[5][6][7]

Connecticut State Senate, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn A. Kissel Incumbent 50.6% 22,182
     Democratic Karen Jamoc 49.4% 21,674
Total Votes 43,856

2010

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010

Kissel ran for re-election to the 7th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Karen M. Jarmoc (D) in the November 2 general election.

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Kissel (R) 17,272
Karen M. Jarmoc (D) 16,286

2008

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Kissel won re-election to the 7th District Seat in the Connecticut State Senate, defeating George Colli (D).[8]

Connecticut State Senate, District 7 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Kissel (R) 22,045
George Colli (D) 19,870

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

John Kissel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

John Kissel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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John Kissel campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Connecticut State Senate District 7Won general$141,400 $131,040
2022Connecticut State Senate District 7Won general$124,651 $129,397
2020Connecticut State Senate District 7Won general$121,633 N/A**
2018Connecticut State Senate District 7Won general$112,360 N/A**
2016Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $111,409 N/A**
2014Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $110,360 N/A**
2012Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $107,587 N/A**
2010Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $99,265 N/A**
2008Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $90,983 N/A**
2006Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $60,588 N/A**
2004Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $22,060 N/A**
2002Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $21,075 N/A**
2000Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $16,320 N/A**
1998Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $8,350 N/A**
1996Connecticut State Senate, District 7Won $60,949 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Kissel and his wife, Cynthia, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2018 List of Candidates," accessed October 29, 2018
    2. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
    3. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
    4. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
    5. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed June 18, 2012
    6. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results for 2012," August 14, 2012
    7. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 17, 2012
    8. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," November 4, 2008

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