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Democratic Party of Connecticut
ChairpersonNancy DiNardo
GovernorNed Lamont
Lieutenant GovernorSusan Bysiewicz
Senate President pro temporeMartin Looney
House SpeakerMatthew Ritter
HeadquartersHartford, CT
Membership (2023)888,707
IdeologyModern liberalism
Colors  Blue
State House98 / 151
State Senate24 / 36
Statewide Executive Offices6 / 6
U.S. House of Representatives5 / 5
U.S. Senate2 / 2
Election symbol
Website
www.ctdems.org

The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee (CT Dems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. Its chair is Nancy DiNardo.

It is the dominant party in the state. Connecticut Democrats control both chambers of the state legislature, all constitutional state offices, all five of Connecticut's seats in the United States House of Representatives, and both of its seats in the United States Senate.

Current elected officials

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of Connecticut's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1988:

U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats have controlled all five seats Connecticut is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008:

District Member Photo
1st John B. Larson
2nd Joe Courtney
3rd Rosa DeLauro
4th Jim Himes
5th Jahana Hayes

Statewide offices

Democrats have controlled all six of the elected statewide offices since 2010:

State legislature leaders

Municipal

The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Connecticut:

Chairmen of the Connecticut Democratic Party

Name Years served
Nancy DiNardo 2020 - present
Nancy Wyman 2019-2020
Nick Balletto 2015-2019

Notes

  1. Joe Lieberman won the 1988 election as a Democrat. Lieberman left the party and became an Independent in 2006 but continued to caucus with Senate Democrats until his retirement in 2012.

See also

References

  1. "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2023" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of the State. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. "Nancy Wyman elected chairman for CT Democrats". CT Post. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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