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.^[2]

Democratic Party of Connecticut
Chairperson	Nancy DiNardo
Governor	Ned Lamont
Lieutenant Governor	Susan Bysiewicz
Senate President pro tempore	Martin Looney
House Speaker	Matthew Ritter
Headquarters	Hartford, CT
Membership (2023)	888,707[1]
Ideology	Modern liberalism
Colors	Blue
State House	98 / 151
State Senate	24 / 36
Statewide Executive Offices	6 / 6
U.S. House of Representatives	5 / 5
U.S. Senate	2 / 2
Election symbol
Website
www.ctdems.org
Politics of Connecticut Elections

It is the dominant party in the state. Connecticut 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

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

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

• 
  Junior U.S. Senator Chris Murphy
• 
  Senior U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal

U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats have controlled all five seats Connecticut is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008:

District	Member	Photo
1st	John B. Larson
2nd	Joe Courtney
3rd	Rosa DeLauro
4th	Jim Himes
5th	Jahana Hayes

Statewide offices

Democrats have controlled all six of the elected statewide offices since 2010:

• 
  Governor Ned Lamont
• 
  Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz
• 
  Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas
• 
  Attorney General William Tong

• State Treasurer: Erick Russell
• State Comptroller: Sean Scanlon

State legislature leaders

• Senate President Pro Tempore: Martin Looney
  • Senate Majority Leader: Bob Duff
• Speaker of the House: Matthew Ritter
  • House Majority Leader: Jason Rojas

Municipal

The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Connecticut:

• Bridgeport: Joe Ganim (1)
• Stamford: Caroline Simmons (2)
• New Haven: Justin Elicker (3)
• Hartford: Arunan Arulampalam (4)
• Waterbury: Paul Pernerewski (5)
• Norwalk: Harry Rilling (6)

Chairmen of the Connecticut Democratic Party

Name	Years served
Nancy DiNardo	2020 - present
Nancy Wyman	2019-2020
Nick Balletto	2015-2019

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

• Political party strength in Connecticut

References

1. "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2023" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of the State. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
2. "Nancy Wyman elected chairman for CT Democrats". CT Post. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

External links

• Official website