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 Roberto L. Alves.^[3]

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[1]
Ideology	Modern liberalism[2]
Political position	Center-left[2]
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
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)

List of chairs of the Connecticut Democratic Party

Chairman	Town	Tenure
Roberto Alves	Danbury	2025 - present
Nancy DiNardo	Trumbull	2020-2025
Nancy Wyman	Tolland	2019-2020
Nick Balletto	Guilford	2015-2019
Nancy DiNardo	Trumbull	2005-2015
George Jepsen	Greenwich	2003-2005
John W. Olsen	Greenwich	2001-2002
Edward L. Marcus	Branford	1992-2001
John Droney	West Hartford	1986-1992
Timothy Moynihan	East Hartford	1985-1986
James M. Fitzgerald	East Hartford	1980-1985
John N. Dempsey Jr.	Hartford	1978-1980
William A. O'Neill	East Hampton	1975-1978
John M. Bailey	Hartford	1946-1975
John A. McGuire	Wallingford	1946
Adrian W. Maher	Stratford	1944-1945
John M. Dowe	Danielson	1942-1944
John T. McCarthy	Newtown	1940-1942
J. Francis Smith	Waterbury	1934-1940
David A. Wilson	Hartford	1932-1934
Patrick B. O'Sullivan	Orange	1930-1931
James J. Walsh	Meriden	1925-1930
Edward M. Yoemans	Andover	1922-1925
David E. Fitzgerald	New Haven	1914-1922
George Forster	Rockville	1912-1914
Charles W. Comstock	Norwich	1906-1912
John J. Walsh	Norwalk	1902-1906
Charles F. Thayer	Norwich	1900-1902
Melbert B. Cary	Ridgefield	1898-1900
Alexander Troup	New Haven	1897-1898
Clinton B. Davis	Higganum	1895-1897

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