Democratic Party of Connecticut

Democratic Party of Connecticut
Democratic Party of Connecticut
Chairperson	Roberto Alves
Governor	Ned Lamont
Lieutenant Governor	Susan Bysiewicz
Senate President pro tempore	Martin Looney
House Speaker	Matthew Ritter
Headquarters	Hartford, CT
Membership (2024)	900,721
Ideology	Modern liberalism
Colors	Blue
State House	102 / 151
State Senate	25 / 36
Statewide Executive Offices	6 / 6
U.S. House of Representatives	5 / 5
U.S. Senate	2 / 2
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Website
	www.ctdems.org
	Politics of Connecticut; Elections;

The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee (CT Dems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. Its chair is Roberto L. Alves.^[2]

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

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

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

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

The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Connecticut:

^ 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.

^ "Statistics and Data". Connecticut Secretary of the State.
^ "Nancy Wyman elected chairman for CT Democrats". CT Post. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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Minor	Green Independent Libertarian Socialist Working Families
Defunct	A Connecticut Party Concerned Citizens Party Connecticut for Lieberman Toleration Party
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