2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election
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The 2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut State Senate. Representatives elected served a two-year term which began in January 2011.
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All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editAs of February 11, 2010, the Connecticut House of Representatives comprised 114 Democrats and 37 Republicans.
| District | Name | Party | Hometown | First Elected | Towns Represented |
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| 1 | Kenneth Green | Democratic | Hartford | 1994 | Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part) |
| 2 | Jason Bartlett | Democratic | Bethel | 2006 | Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part) |
| 3 | Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Hartford | 1996 | Hartford (part) |
| 4 | Kevin Roldan | Democratic | Hartford | 2006 | Hartford (part) |
| 5 | Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey | Democratic | Hartford | 1994 | Hartford (part) |
| 6 | Hector Robles | Democratic | Hartford | 1996 | Hartford (part) |
| 7 | Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Hartford | 2004 | Hartford (part) |
| 8 | Joan Lewis | Democratic | Coventry | 2002 | Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part) |
| 9 | Jason Rojas | Democratic | East Hartford | 2008 | East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part) |
| 10 | Henry Genga | Democratic | East Hartford | 2006 | East Hartford (part) |
| 11 | Tim Larson | Democratic | East Hartford | 2008 | East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part) |
| 12 | Ryan Barry | Democratic | Manchester | 2002 | Manchester (part) |
| 13 | John Thompson | Democratic | Manchester | 1986 | Manchester (part) |
| 14 | Bill Aman | Republican | South Windsor | 2004 | South Windsor (part) |
| 15 | Dave Baram | Democratic | Bloomfield | 2009 | Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part) |
| 16 | Linda Schofield | Democratic | Simsbury | 2006 | Simsbury |
| 17 | Timothy LeGeyt | Republican | Canton | 2008 | Avon (part), Canton |
| 18 | Andrew Fleischmann | Democratic | West Hartford | 1994 | West Hartford (part) |
| 19 | Beth Bye | Democratic | West Hartford | 2006 | Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part) |
| 20 | David McCluskey | Democratic | West Hartford | 1998 | West Hartford (part) |
| 21 | Demetrios Giannaros | Democratic | Farmington | 1994 | Farmington (part) |
| 22 | Elizabeth Boukus | Democratic | Plainville | 1994 | Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville |
| 23 | Marilyn Giuliano | Republican | Old Saybrook | 2002 | Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Westbrook (part) |
| 24 | Tim O'Brien | Democratic | New Britain | 2002 | New Britain (part), Newington (part) |
| 25 | John Geragosian | Democratic | New Britain | 1994 | New Britain (part) |
| 26 | Peter Tercyak | Democratic | New Britain | 2003 | New Britain (part) |
| 27 | Sandy Nafis | Democratic | Newington | 1998 | Newington (part) |
| 28 | Russell Morin | Democratic | Wethersfield | 2006 | Wethersfield (part) |
| 29 | Antonio Guerrera | Democratic | Rocky Hill | 2001 | Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) |
| 30 | Joe Aresimowicz | Democratic | Berlin | 2004 | Berlin (part), Southington (part) |
| 31 | Thomas Kehoe | Democratic | Glastonbury | 2006 | Glastonbury (part) |
| 32 | Jim O'Rourke | Democratic | Cromwell | 1991 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland |
| 33 | Joseph Serra | Democratic | Middletown | 1992 | Middletown (part) |
| 34 | Gail Hamm | Democratic | East Hampton | 1998 | East Hampton, Middletown (part) |
| 35 | Brian O'Connor | Democratic | Westbrook | 2000 | Clinton (part), Killingworth, Westbrook (part) |
| 36 | James Field Spallone | Democratic | Essex | 2000 | Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam |
| 37 | Ed Jutila | Democratic | Niantic | 2004 | East Lyme, Salem |
| 38 | Elizabeth Ritter | Democratic | Waterford | 2004 | Montville (part), Waterford |
| 39 | Ernest Hewett | Democratic | New London | 2004 | New London (part) |
| 40 | Edward Moukawsher | Democratic | Groton | 2002 | Groton (part), New London (part) |
| 41 | Elissa Wright | Democratic | Groton | 2006 | Groton (part) |
| 42 | Tom Reynolds | Democratic | Ledyard | 2004 | Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston |
| 43 | Diana Urban | Democratic | North Stonington | 2000 | North Stonington, Stonington |
| 44 | Mae Flexer | Democratic | Killingly | 2008 | Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling |
| 45 | Steve Mikutel | Democratic | Griswold | 1992 | Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown |
| 46 | Melissa Olson | Democratic | Norwich | 2002 | Norwich (part) |
| 47 | Christopher Coutu | Republican | Norwich | 2008 | Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague |
| 48 | Linda Orange | Democratic | Colchester | 1996 | Colchester, East Hampton |
| 49 | Susan Johnson | Democratic | Windham | 2008 | Windham |
| 50 | Mike Alberts | Republican | Woodstock | 2004 | Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock |
| 51 | Shawn Johnston | Democratic | Putnam | 1994 | Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson |
| 52 | Penny Bacchiochi | Republican | Somers | 2002 | Somers, Stafford, Union |
| 53 | Bryan Hurlburt | Democratic | Tolland | 2006 | Ashford, Tolland, Willington |
| 54 | Denise W. Merrill | Democratic | Mansfield Center | 1994 | Chaplin, Mansfield |
| 55 | Pamela Sawyer | Republican | Bolton | 1992 | Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough |
| 56 | Claire Janowski | Democratic | Vernon | 2000 | Vernon (part) |
| 57 | Ted Graziani | Democratic | Ellington | 1998 | East Windsor, Ellington |
| 58 | Kathleen Tallarita | Democratic | Enfield | 1998 | Enfield (part) |
| 59 | Karen Jarmoc | Democratic | Enfield | 2006 | Enfield (part) |
| 60 | Peggy Sayers | Democratic | Windsor Locks | 1998 | Windsor (part), Windsor Locks |
| 61 | Matthew Conway | Democratic | Suffield | 2008 | East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part) |
| 62 | Annie Hornish | Democratic | Granby | 2008 | Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford |
| 63 | John Rigby | Republican | Colebrook | 2002 | Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester |
| 64 | Roberta Willis | Democratic | Salisbury | 2000 | Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part) |
| 65 | Michelle Cook | Democratic | Torrington | 2008 | Torrington (part) |
| 66 | Craig Miner | Republican | Litchfield | 2000 | Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part) |
| 67 | Clark Chapin | Republican | New Milford | 2000 | New Milford (part) |
| 68 | Sean Williams | Republican | Watertown | 2003 | Watertown, Woodbury (part) |
| 69 | Arthur O'Neill | Republican | Southbury | 1988 | Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington |
| 70 | Rosa Rebimbas | Republican | Naugatuck | 2009 | Naugatuck (part) |
| 71 | Anthony D'Amelio | Republican | Waterbury | 1996 | Middlebury, Waterbury (part) |
| 72 | Larry Butler | Democratic | Waterbury | 2006 | Waterbury (part) |
| 73 | Jeffrey J. Berger | Democratic | Waterbury | 2000 | Waterbury (part) |
| 74 | Selim Noujaim | Republican | Waterbury | 2002 | Waterbury (part) |
| 75 | David Aldarondo | Democratic | Waterbury | 2004 | Waterbury (part) |
| 76 | John Piscopo | Republican | Thomaston | 1988 | Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston |
| 77 | Christopher Wright | Democratic | Bristol | 2008 | Bristol (part) |
| 78 | William Hamzy | Republican | Terryville | 1994 | Bristol (part), Plymouth |
| 79 | Frank Nicastro, Sr. | Democratic | Bristol | 2006 | Bristol (part) |
| 80 | John "Corky" Mazurek | Democratic | Wolcott | 2002 | Wolcott, Southington (part) |
| 81 | Bruce Zalaski | Democratic | Southington | 2002 | Southington (part) |
| 82 | Emil Altobello | Democratic | Meriden | 1994 | Meriden (part) |
| 83 | Catherine Abercrombie | Democratic | Meriden | 2005 | Berlin (part), Meriden (part) |
| 84 | Christopher G. Donovan | Democratic | Meriden | 1992 | Meriden (part) |
| 85 | Mary Mushinsky | Democratic | Wallingford | 1980 | Wallingford (part) |
| 86 | Vincent Candelora | Republican | North Branford | 2006 | East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part) |
| 87 | Steve Fontana | Democratic | North Haven | 1994 | North Haven |
| 88 | Brendan Sharkey | Democratic | Hamden | 2000 | Hamden (part) |
| 89 | Vickie Orsini Nardello | Democratic | Prospect | 1994 | Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect |
| 90 | Mary Fritz | Democratic | Yalesville | 1986 | Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part) |
| 91 | Peter Villano | Democratic | Hamden | 1992 | Hamden (part) |
| 92 | Patricia Dillon | Democratic | New Haven | 1984 | New Haven (part) |
| 93 | Toni Walker | Democratic | New Haven | 2000 | New Haven (part) |
| 94 | Gary Holder-Winfield | Democratic | New Haven | 2008 | New Haven (part) |
| 95 | Juan Candelaria | Democratic | New Haven | 2002 | New Haven (part) |
| 96 | Cameron Staples | Democratic | New Haven | 1994 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) |
| 97 | Robert Megna | Democratic | New Haven | 2000 | New Haven (part) |
| 98 | Patricia Widlitz | Democratic | Guilford | 1994 | Branford (part), Guilford (part) |
| 99 | Michael P. Lawlor | Democratic | East Haven | 1986 | East Haven (part) |
| 100 | Matt Lesser | Democratic | Middletown | 2008 | Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part) |
| 101 | Deborah Heinrich | Democratic | Madison | 2004 | Guilford (part), Madison |
| 102 | Lonnie Reed | Democratic | Branford | 1996 | Branford (part) |
| 103 | Elizabeth Esty | Democratic | Cheshire | 2008 | Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part) |
| 104 | Linda Gentile | Democratic | Ansonia | 2004 | Ansonia (part), Derby (part) |
| 105 | Theresa Conroy | Democratic | Beacon Falls | 1996 | Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part) |
| 106 | Christopher Lyddy | Democratic | Newtown | 2008 | Newtown (part) |
| 107 | David Scribner | Republican | Brookfield | 1999 | Bethel (part), Brookfield |
| 108 | Mary Ann Carson | Republican | New Fairfield | 1998 | Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman |
| 109 | Joseph Taborsak | Democratic | Danbury | 2006 | Danbury (part) |
| 110 | Bob Godfrey | Democratic | Danbury | 1988 | Danbury (part) |
| 111 | John H. Frey | Republican | Ridgefield | 1998 | Ridgefield |
| 112 | Debra Lee Hovey | Republican | Monroe | 2002 | Monroe, Newtown (part) |
| 113 | Jason Perillo | Republican | Shelton | 2007 | Shelton (part) |
| 114 | Themis Klarides | Republican | Derby | 1998 | Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part) |
| 115 | Stephen Dargan | Democratic | West Haven | 1990 | West Haven (part) |
| 116 | Louis Esposito | Democratic | West Haven | 1992 | West Haven (part) |
| 117 | Paul Davis | Democratic | Orange | 2004 | Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part) |
| 118 | Barbara Lambert | Democratic | Milford | 2008 | Milford (part) |
| 119 | Richard Roy | Democratic | Milford | 1992 | Milford (part) |
| 120 | John Harkins | Republican | Stratford | 1996 | Stratford (part) |
| 121 | Terry Backer | Democratic | Stratford | 1992 | Stratford (part) |
| 122 | Lawrence G. Miller | Republican | Stratford | 1990 | Shelton (part), Stratford (part) |
| 123 | T.R. Rowe | Republican | Trumbull | 1998 | Trumbull (part) |
| 124 | Charles Clemons | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2003 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 125 | John Hetherington | Republican | New Canaan | 2002 | New Canaan (part), Wilton (part) |
| 126 | Christopher Caruso | Democratic | Bridgeport | 1991 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 127 | Jack Hennessy | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2004 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 128 | Andres Ayala, Jr. | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2006 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 129 | Auden Grogins | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 130 | Ezequiel Santiago | Democratic | Bridgeport | 2008 | Bridgeport (part) |
| 131 | David Labriola | Republican | Naugatuck | 2002 | Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part) |
| 132 | Thomas Drew | Democratic | Fairfield | 2004 | Fairfield (part) |
| 133 | Kim Fawcett | Democratic | Fairfield | 2006 | Fairfield (part), Westport (part) |
| 134 | Tony Hwang | Republican | Trumbull | 2008 | Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part) |
| 135 | John Stripp | Republican | Weston | 1992 | Easton, Redding (part), Weston |
| 136 | Joe Mioli | Democratic | Westport | 2004 | Westport (part) |
| 137 | Chris Perone | Democratic | Norwalk | 2004 | Norwalk (part) |
| 138 | Janice Giegler | Republican | Danbury | 2002 | Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part) |
| 139 | Kevin Ryan | Democratic | Montville | 1992 | Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part) |
| 140 | Bruce Morris | Democratic | Norwalk | 2006 | Norwalk (part) |
| 141 | Terrie Wood | Republican | Darien | 2008 | Darien, Norwalk (part) |
| 142 | Lawrence F. Cafero | Republican | Norwalk | 1992 | Norwalk (part) |
| 143 | Toni Boucher | Republican | Wilton | 1996 | Norwalk (part), Wilton (part) |
| 144 | Jim Shapiro | Democratic | Stamford | 2004 | Stamford (part) |
| 145 | Patricia Miller | Democratic | Stamford | 2008 | Stamford (part) |
| 146 | Gerald Fox | Democratic | Stamford | 2004 | Stamford (part) |
| 147 | William Tong | Democratic | Stamford | 2006 | New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) |
| 148 | Carlo Leone | Democratic | Stamford | 2002 | Stamford (part) |
| 149 | Livvy Floren | Republican | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part), Stamford (part) |
| 150 | Lile Gibbons | Republican | Greenwich | 2000 | Greenwich (part) |
| 151 | Fred Camillo | Republican | Greenwich | 2008 | Greenwich (part) |
Election and results
editDemocrats lost 15 seats to Republicans. Representatives elected served a two-year term which began in January 2011, at which point the Connecticut House of Representatives comprised 99 Democrats and 52 Republicans.