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| In 2010 Matthew Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic ] in a three way race defeating ] Kenneth Lerman and ] candidate Emanuel L. Blake. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Election-Results/Election-Results |website=CT.gov |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State}}</ref> Matthew Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. | In 2010 Matthew Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic ] in a three way race defeating ] Kenneth Lerman and ] candidate Emanuel L. Blake. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Election-Results/Election-Results |website=CT.gov |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State}}</ref> Matthew Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. In 2017 he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%.<ref>{{cite web |first1=THE NEW YORK TIMES |title=Connecticut 1st District State House Results: Matthew Ritter Wins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/connecticut-state-house-district-1 |website=nytimes.com |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref> | ||
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Matthew Ritter is a lawyer and Democratic Politician from Connecticut. He is currently the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Early life
Ritter was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He is married to Marilyn Katz.
Political Career
In 2010 Matthew Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L. Blake. Matthew Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. In 2017 he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%.
References
- CT.gov. Office of the Secretary of State https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Election-Results/Election-Results.
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