Connecticut's 16th State Senate district

Connecticut's 16th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate.

Connecticut's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Robert Sampson R–Wolcott
Demographics	78.8% White 6.9% Black 10.2% Hispanic 2.5% Asian 0.2% Other
Population (2010)	104,301[1]

Geography

The district includes the East End of Wolcott, Prospect, Southington, and the East End of Waterbury.^[2]

List of senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Daniel V. Kerwin	Democratic	1961 – 1963	Waterbury
James E. Tansley	Democratic	1963 – 1971	Waterbury
William J. Sullivan	Democratic	1971 – 1984	Waterbury
Joe Markley	Republican	1985 – 1987	Plantsville
Donald M. Rinaldi	Democratic	1987 – 1989	Waterbury
Stephen R. Somma	Republican	1989 – 2003	Waterbury
Chris Murphy	Democratic	2003 – 2007	Cheshire
Sam Caligiuri	Republican	2007 – 2011	Waterbury
Joe Markley	Republican	2011 – 2019	Plantsville
Robert Sampson[3]	Republican	2019 – present	Wolcott