Democratic Party of Connecticut

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.[1]

Democratic Party of Connecticut
ChairpersonNancy DiNardo
Governor of ConnecticutNed Lamont
Lieutenant Governor of ConnecticutSusan Bysiewicz
Senate President Pro TemporeMartin Looney
Speaker of the HouseMatthew Ritter
HeadquartersHartford, CT
IdeologyCentrism
Modern liberalism
Progressivism
Political positionCenter to center-left
Colors  Blue
State House
97 / 151
State Senate
24 / 36
Statewide Executive Offices
6 / 6
U.S. House of Representatives
5 / 5
U.S. Senate
2 / 2
Website
www.ctdems.org

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
Junior Senator Murphy
Senior Senator Blumenthal

Members of Congress

Democrats comprise all of Connecticut's 7-member Congressional delegation – including both US Senators and all 5 members of the House of Representatives.

U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of Connecticut's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1988[note 1]:

U.S. House of Representatives

Out of the 5 seats Connecticut is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, all 5 are held by Democrats:

Statewide offices

Democrats control all six of the elected statewide offices:

State legislature leaders

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. "Nancy Wyman elected chairman for CT Democrats". CT Post. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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