2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Christopher Donovan
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Before Election:Christopher Donovan
Speaker
Seats Before2:37
Seats2:52
Seat Change2: 15
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leader2:Lawrence Cafero
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Seats Before1:114
Seats1:99
Seat Change1: 15
Country:Connecticut
Leaders Seat1:84th district
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader1:Christopher Donovan
Image1:File:Christopher donovan (1).jpg
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Election Date:November 2, 2010
Seats For Election:All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
Majority Seats:76
Next Year:2012
Previous Year:2008
Ongoing:no
Type:legislative
Map Size:350px

The 2010 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut State Senate.

Representatives elected served a two-year term which began in January 2011.

Current composition

The Connecticut House of Representatives is, as of February 11, 2010, composed of 114 Democrats and 37 Republicans.

DistrictNamePartyHometownFirst ElectedTowns Represented
1Kenneth GreenDemocraticHartford1994Hartford (part), Bloomfield (part)
2Jason BartlettDemocraticBethel2006Bethel (part), Danbury (part), Redding (part)
3Minnie GonzalezDemocraticHartford1996Hartford (part)
4Kevin RoldanDemocraticHartford2006Hartford (part)
5Marie Lopez Kirkley-BeyDemocraticHartford1994Hartford (part)
6Hector RoblesDemocraticHartford1996Hartford (part)
7Douglas McCroryDemocraticHartford2004Hartford (part)
8Joan LewisDemocraticCoventry2002Columbia, Coventry, Vernon (part)
9Jason RojasDemocraticEast Hartford2008East Hartford (part), Glastonbury (part), Manchester (part)
10Henry GengaDemocraticEast Hartford2006East Hartford (part)
11Tim LarsonDemocraticEast Hartford2008East Hartford (part), South Windsor (part)
12Ryan BarryDemocraticManchester2002Manchester (part)
13John ThompsonDemocraticManchester1986Manchester (part)
14Bill AmanRepublicanSouth Windsor2004South Windsor (part)
15Dave BaramDemocraticBloomfield2009Bloomfield (part), Windsor (part)
16Linda SchofieldDemocraticSimsbury2006Simsbury
17Timothy LeGeytRepublicanCanton2008Avon (part), Canton
18Andrew FleischmannDemocraticWest Hartford1994West Hartford (part)
19Beth ByeDemocraticWest Hartford2006Avon (part), Farmington (part), West Hartford (part)
20David McCluskeyDemocraticWest Hartford1998West Hartford (part)
21Demetrios GiannarosDemocraticFarmington1994Farmington (part)
22Elizabeth BoukusDemocraticPlainville1994Bristol (part), New Britain (part), Plainville
23Marilyn GiulianoRepublicanOld Saybrook2002Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Westbrook (part)
24Tim O'BrienDemocraticNew Britain2002New Britain (part), Newington (part)
25John GeragosianDemocraticNew Britain1994New Britain (part)
26Peter TercyakDemocraticNew Britain2003New Britain (part)
27Sandy NafisDemocraticNewington1998Newington (part)
28Russell MorinDemocraticWethersfield2006Wethersfield (part)
29Antonio GuerreraDemocraticRocky Hill2001Newington (part), Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part)
30Joe AresimowiczDemocraticBerlin2004Berlin (part), Southington (part)
31Thomas KehoeDemocraticGlastonbury2006Glastonbury (part)
32Jim O'RourkeDemocraticCromwell1991Cromwell, Middletown (part), Portland
33Joseph SerraDemocraticMiddletown1992Middletown (part)
34Gail HammDemocraticEast Hampton1998East Hampton, Middletown (part)
35Brian O'ConnorDemocraticWestbrook2000Clinton (part), Killingworth, Westbrook (part)
36James Field SpalloneDemocraticEssex2000Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam
37Ed JutilaDemocraticNiantic2004East Lyme, Salem
38Elizabeth RitterDemocraticWaterford2004Montville (part), Waterford
39Ernest HewettDemocraticNew London2004New London (part)
40Edward MoukawsherDemocraticGroton2002Groton (part), New London (part)
41Elissa WrightDemocraticGroton2006Groton (part)
42Tom ReynoldsDemocraticLedyard2004Ledyard, Montville (part), Preston
43Diana UrbanDemocraticNorth Stonington2000North Stonington, Stonington
44Mae FlexerDemocraticKillingly2008Killingly (part), Plainfield (part), Sterling
45Steve MikutelDemocraticGriswold1992Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield (part), Voluntown
46Melissa OlsonDemocraticNorwich2002Norwich (part)
47Christopher CoutuRepublicanNorwich2008Canterbury, Norwich (part), Scotland, Sprague
48Linda OrangeDemocraticColchester1996Colchester, East Hampton
49Susan JohnsonDemocraticWindham2008Windham
50Mike AlbertsRepublicanWoodstock2004Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret, Woodstock
51Shawn JohnstonDemocraticPutnam1994Killingly (part), Putnam, Thompson
52Penny BacchiochiRepublicanSomers2002Somers, Stafford, Union
53Bryan HurlburtDemocraticTolland2006Ashford, Tolland, Willington
54Denise W. MerrillDemocraticMansfield Center1994Chaplin, Mansfield
55Pamela SawyerRepublicanBolton1992Andover, Bolton, Hebron, Marlborough
56Claire JanowskiDemocraticVernon2000Vernon (part)
57Ted GrazianiDemocraticEllington1998East Windsor, Ellington
58Kathleen TallaritaDemocraticEnfield1998Enfield (part)
59Karen JarmocDemocraticEnfield2006Enfield (part)
60Peggy SayersDemocraticWindsor Locks1998Windsor (part), Windsor Locks
61Matthew ConwayDemocraticSuffield2008East Granby (part), Suffield, Windsor (part)
62Annie HornishDemocraticGranby2008Barkhamsted (part), East Granby (part), Granby, New Hartford
63John RigbyRepublicanColebrook2002Barkhamsted (part), Canaan, Colebrook, Hartland, Norfolk, North Canaan, Winchester
64Roberta WillisDemocraticSalisbury2000Cornwall, Goshen, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part)
65Michelle CookDemocraticTorrington2008Torrington (part)
66Craig MinerRepublicanLitchfield2000Bethlehem, Litchfield (part), Morris, Warren, Woodbury (part)
67Clark ChapinRepublicanNew Milford2000New Milford (part)
68Sean WilliamsRepublicanWatertown2003Watertown, Woodbury (part)
69Arthur O'NeillRepublicanSouthbury1988Bridgewater, Roxbury, Southbury (part), Washington
70Rosa RebimbasRepublicanNaugatuck2009Naugatuck (part)
71Anthony D'AmelioRepublicanWaterbury1996Middlebury, Waterbury (part)
72Larry ButlerDemocraticWaterbury2006Waterbury (part)
73Jeffrey J. BergerDemocraticWaterbury2000Waterbury (part)
74Selim NoujaimRepublicanWaterbury2002Waterbury (part)
75David AldarondoDemocraticWaterbury2004Waterbury (part)
76John PiscopoRepublicanThomaston1988Burlington, Harwinton, Litchfield (part), Thomaston
77Christopher WrightDemocraticBristol2008Bristol (part)
78William HamzyRepublicanTerryville1994Bristol (part), Plymouth
79Frank Nicastro, Sr.DemocraticBristol2006Bristol (part)
80John "Corky" MazurekDemocraticWolcott2002Wolcott, Southington (part)
81Bruce ZalaskiDemocraticSouthington2002Southington (part)
82Emil "Buddy" AltobelloDemocraticMeriden1994Meriden (part)
83Catherine AbercrombieDemocraticMeriden2005Berlin (part), Meriden (part)
84Christopher G. DonovanDemocraticMeriden1992Meriden (part)
85Mary MushinskyDemocraticWallingford1980Wallingford (part)
86Vincent CandeloraRepublicanNorth Branford2006East Haven (part), North Branford, Wallingford (part)
87Steve FontanaDemocraticNorth Haven1994North Haven
88Brendan SharkeyDemocraticHamden2000Hamden (part)
89Vickie Orsini NardelloDemocraticProspect1994Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect
90Mary FritzDemocraticYalesville1986Cheshire (part), Wallingford (part)
91Peter VillanoDemocraticHamden1992Hamden (part)
92Patricia DillonDemocraticNew Haven1984New Haven (part)
93Toni WalkerDemocraticNew Haven2000New Haven (part)
94Gary Holder-WinfieldDemocraticNew Haven2008New Haven (part)
95Juan CandelariaDemocraticNew Haven2002New Haven (part)
96Cameron StaplesDemocraticNew Haven1994Hamden (part), New Haven (part)
97Robert MegnaDemocraticNew Haven2000New Haven (part)
98Patricia WidlitzDemocraticGuilford1994Branford (part), Guilford (part)
99Michael P. LawlorDemocraticEast Haven1986East Haven (part)
100Matt LesserDemocraticMiddletown2008Durham, Middlefield, Middletown (part)
101Deborah HeinrichDemocraticMadison2004Guilford (part), Madison
102Lonnie ReedDemocraticBranford1996Branford (part)
103Elizabeth EstyDemocraticCheshire2008Cheshire (part), Hamden (part), Wallingford (part)
104Linda GentileDemocraticAnsonia2004Ansonia (part), Derby (part)
105Theresa ConroyDemocraticBeacon Falls1996Ansonia (part), Beacon Falls, Seymour (part)
106Christopher LyddyDemocraticNewtown2008Newtown (part)
107David ScribnerRepublicanBrookfield1999Bethel (part), Brookfield
108Mary Ann CarsonRepublicanNew Fairfield1998Kent, New Fairfield (part), New Milford (part), Sherman
109Joseph TaborsakDemocraticDanbury2006Danbury (part)
110Bob GodfreyDemocraticDanbury1988Danbury (part)
111John H. FreyRepublicanRidgefield1998Ridgefield
112Debra Lee HoveyRepublicanMonroe2002Monroe, Newtown (part)
113Jason PerilloRepublicanShelton2007Shelton (part)
114Themis KlaridesRepublicanDerby1998Derby (part), Orange (part), Woodbridge (part)
115Stephen DarganDemocraticWest Haven1990West Haven (part)
116Louis EspositoDemocraticWest Haven1992West Haven (part)
117Paul DavisDemocraticOrange2004Milford (part), Orange (part), West Haven (part)
118Barbara LambertDemocraticMilford2008Milford (part)
119Richard RoyDemocraticMilford1992Milford (part)
120John HarkinsRepublicanStratford1996Stratford (part)
121Terry BackerDemocraticStratford1992Stratford (part)
122Lawrence G. MillerRepublicanStratford1990Shelton (part), Stratford (part)
123T.R. RoweRepublicanTrumbull1998Trumbull (part)
124Charles ClemonsDemocraticBridgeport2003Bridgeport (part)
125John HetheringtonRepublicanNew Canaan2002New Canaan (part), Wilton (part)
126Christopher CarusoDemocraticBridgeport1991Bridgeport (part)
127Jack HennessyDemocraticBridgeport2004Bridgeport (part)
128Andres Ayala, Jr.DemocraticBridgeport2006Bridgeport (part)
129Auden GroginsDemocraticBridgeport2008Bridgeport (part)
130Ezequiel SantiagoDemocraticBridgeport2008Bridgeport (part)
131David LabriolaRepublicanNaugatuck2002Naugatuck (part), Oxford, Southbury (part)
132Thomas DrewDemocraticFairfield2004Fairfield (part)
133Kim FawcettDemocraticFairfield2006Fairfield (part), Westport (part)
134Tony HwangRepublicanTrumbull2008Fairfield (part), Trumbull (part)
135John StrippRepublicanWeston1992Easton, Redding (part), Weston
136Joe MioliDemocraticWestport2004Westport (part)
137Chris PeroneDemocraticNorwalk2004Norwalk (part)
138Janice GieglerRepublicanDanbury2002Danbury (part), New Fairfield (part)
139Kevin RyanDemocraticMontville1992Bozrah, Franklin, Lebanon, Montville (part)
140Bruce MorrisDemocraticNorwalk2006Norwalk (part)
141Terrie WoodRepublicanDarien2008Darien, Norwalk (part)
142Lawrence F. CaferoRepublicanNorwalk1992Norwalk (part)
143Antonietta BoucherRepublicanWilton1996Norwalk (part), Wilton (part)
144Jim ShapiroDemocraticStamford2004Stamford (part)
145Patricia MillerDemocraticStamford2008Stamford (part)
146Gerald FoxDemocraticStamford2004Stamford (part)
147William TongDemocraticStamford2006New Canaan (part), Stamford (part)
148Carlo LeoneDemocraticStamford2002Stamford (part)
149Livvy FlorenRepublicanGreenwich2000Greenwich (part), Stamford (part)
150Lile GibbonsRepublicanGreenwich2000Greenwich (part)
151Fred CamilloRepublicanGreenwich2008Greenwich (part)