The sixty-fifth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Democrat Michelle Cook, who defeated three-term incumbent Republican Anne Ruwet in 2008. The district consists of part of the city of Torrington. It is one of the most electorally volatile districts in the state, having changed hands between parties three times since 2000.
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | ||
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1973–1979 | Did not seek reelection | |||||
John A. Miscikoski | 1979–1985 | Defeated for reelection | ||||
George P. Avitable | 1985–1993 | Did not seek reelection | ||||
Brian Mattiello | 1993–2001 | Did not seek reelection | ||||
John S. Kovaleski | 2001–2003 | Defeated for reelection | ||||
Anne Ruwet | 2003–2009 | Defeated for reelection | ||||
Michelle Cook | 2009–present | Incumbent |