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American politician
Jorge Cabrera
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byGeorge Logan
Personal details
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
Children2
EducationQuinnipiac University (BA)

Jorge Cabrera is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 17th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 6, 2021.

Early life and education

Cabrera was raised in Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Quinnipiac University.

Career

After serving as a legislative aide for Representative Moira K. Lyons, Cabrera worked as a researcher for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. He later joined the United Food and Commercial Workers as an international representative. In 2018, Cabrera ran for the Connecticut State Senate against Republican Senator George Logan and lost by 95 votes. Cabrera ran again in 2020 and won. He assumed office on January 6, 2021.

References

  1. Rappaport, 860-240-8671, Michelle. "Jorge Cabrera Sworn in as State Senator of 17th District". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 2021-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Admin, Gregg. "About Senator Cabrera". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. "Jorge Cabrera".
  4. "Jorge Cabrera". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
Members of the Connecticut State Senate
President of the Senate
Susan Bysiewicz (D)
President pro tempore
Martin Looney (D)
Majority Leader
Bob Duff (D)
Minority Leader
Stephen Harding (R)
  1. ▌John Fonfara (D)
  2. ▌Douglas McCrory (D)
  3. ▌Saud Anwar (D)
  4. ▌MD Rahman (D)
  5. ▌Derek Slap (D)
  6. ▌Rick Lopes (D)
  7. ▌John Kissel (R)
  8. ▌Lisa Seminara (R)
  9. ▌Matt Lesser (D)
  10. ▌Gary Winfield (D)
  11. ▌Martin Looney (D)
  12. ▌Christine Cohen (D)
  13. ▌Jan Hochadel (D)
  14. ▌James Maroney (D)
  15. ▌Joan Hartley (D)
  16. ▌Robert Sampson (R)
  17. ▌Jorge Cabrera (D)
  18. ▌Heather Somers (R)
  19. ▌Cathy Osten (D)
  20. ▌Martha Marx (D)
  21. ▌Kevin C. Kelly (R)
  22. ▌Marilyn Moore (D)
  23. ▌Herron Gaston (D)
  24. ▌Julie Kushner (D)
  25. ▌Bob Duff (D)
  26. ▌Ceci Maher (D)
  27. ▌Patricia B. Miller (D)
  28. ▌Tony Hwang (R)
  29. ▌Mae Flexer (D)
  30. ▌Stephen Harding (R)
  31. ▌Henri Martin (R)
  32. ▌Eric Berthel (R)
  33. ▌Norman Needleman (D)
  34. ▌Paul Cicarella (R)
  35. ▌Jeff Gordon (R)
  36. ▌Ryan Fazio (R)
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