Heather Somers | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 18th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 4, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Andrew M. Maynard |
Mayor of Groton | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Preceded by | Harry Watson |
Succeeded by | Rita Schmidt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-04-22) April 22, 1966 (age 58) Groton, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Connecticut (BA) |
Heather Bond Somers (born April 22, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut State Senate from the 18th District since 2017. She previously served as Mayor of Groton from 2012 to 2014. She also served on the Groton Town Council from 2008 to 2018. Somers has a daughter named Grace, a son, Ian, and another daughter, Hayley. She is married to Mark Somers (born June 30, 1966), a cardiologist at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.
Electoral history
2020
Heather Somers won re-election to a third term after defeating Democratic challenger Bob Statchen.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Statchen | 23,942 | 47.60 | |
Republican | Heather Somers (incumbent) | 26,377 | 52.42 | |
Independent Party | Bob Statchen | 883 | 1.75 | |
Working Families | Bob Statchen | 677 | 1.35 | |
Total votes | 50,319 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Heather Somers won re-election to a 2nd term after defeating Democratic challenger Robert Statchen.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Total | Heather Somers (incumbent) | 20,887 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Heather Somers | 19,584 | 51.3 | |
Independent | Heather Somers | 1,303 | 3.4 | |
Total | Robert Statchen | 17,276 | 45.3 | |
Democratic | Robert Statchen | 16,502 | 43.2 | |
Working Families | Robert Statchen | 774 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 38,163 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References
- "Heather Somers to Run For State Senate". Courant.com. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- "Heather Somers announces re-election bid for state senate". Norwichbulletin.com. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- "Heather Somers".
- "About Heather".
- "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.
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Preceded byMark Boughton | Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 2014 |
Succeeded byJoe Markley |
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