Connecticut's 2nd congressional district Connecticut's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative Area 2,143 sq mi (5,550 km2 ) Distribution Population (2017) 705,217 Median household income $73,805[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+3[ 2]
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut . Located in the eastern part of the state, the district includes all of New London County , Tolland County , and Windham County , along with parts of Hartford , Middlesex , and New Haven counties.
Principal cities include: Enfield , Norwich , New London , and Groton .
The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Courtney .
Towns in the district
Hartford County – Enfield , Glastonbury (part), Marlborough , and Suffield .
Middlesex County – Chester , Clinton , Deep River , East Haddam , East Hampton , Essex , Haddam , Killingworth , Old Saybrook , and Westbrook .
New Haven County – Madison .
New London County – Bozrah , Colchester , East Lyme , Franklin , Griswold , Groton , Lebanon , Ledyard , Lisbon , Lyme , Montville , New London , North Stonington , Norwich , Old Lyme , Preston , Salem , Sprague , Stonington , Voluntown , and Waterford .
Tolland County – Andover , Bolton , Columbia , Coventry , Ellington , Hebron , Mansfield , Somers , Stafford , Tolland , Union , Vernon , and Willington .
Windham County – Ashford , Brooklyn , Canterbury , Chaplin , Eastford , Hampton , Killingly , Plainfield , Pomfret , Putnam , Scotland , Sterling , Thompson , Windham , and Woodstock .
Voter registration
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Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 30, 2012[ 3]
Party
Active
Inactive
Total
Percentage
Democratic
119,995
5,501
125,496
28.94%
Republican
90,371
4,174
94,545
21.80%
Minor Parties
580
48
628
0.14%
Unaffiliated
201,003
12,027
213,030
49.12%
Total
411,949
21,750
433,699
100%
Recent presidential elections
Recent elections
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
List of members representing the district
District organized from Connecticut's At-large congressional district in 1837.
Member(Residence) }}
Party
Years of Service
Cong ress
Electoral history
Samuel Ingham (Essex
Democratic
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
25th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1837 . Lost re-election.
William L. Storrs (Middletown
Whig
March 4, 1839 – June, 1840
26th
[data missing ] Resigned when appointed Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court .
Vacant
June, 1840 – December 7, 1840
William Whiting Boardman (New Haven
Whig
December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843
26th 27th
Elected to finish Storrs's term . Retired.
John Stewart (Chatham
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
28th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (Middletown
Whig
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
29th 30th
[data missing ] Retired.
Walter Booth (Meriden
Free Soil
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
31st
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Colin M. Ingersoll (New Haven
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
32nd 33rd
[data missing ] Retired.
John Woodruff (New Haven
American
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
34th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Samuel Arnold (Haddam
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
35th
[data missing ] Retired.
John Woodruff (New Haven
Republican
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
36th
[data missing ] Retired.
James E. English (New Haven
Democratic
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
37th 38th
[data missing ] Retired.
Samuel L. Warner (Middletown
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
39th
[data missing ] Retired.
Julius Hotchkiss (Waterbury
Democratic
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
40th
[data missing ] Retired.
Stephen Wright Kellogg (Waterbury
Republican
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875
41st 42nd 43rd
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
James Phelps (Essex
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
44th 45th 46th 47th
[data missing ] Retired.
Charles Le Moyne Mitchell (New Haven
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
48th 49th
[data missing ] Retired.
Carlos French (Seymour
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
50th
[data missing ] Retired.
Washington F. Willcox (Chester
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
51st 52nd
[data missing ] Retired.
James P. Pigott (New Haven
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Nehemiah D. Sperry (New Haven
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911
54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st
[data missing ] Retired.
Thomas L. Reilly (Meriden
Democratic
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
62nd
Re-districted to 3rd district .
Bryan F. Mahan (New London
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
63rd
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Richard P. Freeman (New London
Republican
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
William L. Higgins (Coventry
Republican
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
73rd 74th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
William J. Fitzgerald (Norwich
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
75th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Thomas R. Ball (Old Lyme
Republican
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
76th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
William J. Fitzgerald (Norwich
Democratic
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
77th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
John D. McWilliams (Norwich
Republican
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
78th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Chase G. Woodhouse (Sprague
Democratic
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
79th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (Pomfret )
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
80th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Chase G. Woodhouse (Sprague
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
81st
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (Pomfret
Republican
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959
82nd 83rd 84th 85th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Chester Bowles (Essex
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
86th
[data missing ] Retired when appointed Under Secretary of State
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (Pomfret
Republican
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
87th
Rerired after running for US Senate
William St. Onge (Putnam
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – May 1, 1970
88th 89th 90th 91st
[data missing ] Died.
Vacant
May 1, 1970 – November 3, 1970
91st
Robert H. Steele (Vernon
Republican
November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975
91st 92nd 93rd
Elected to finish St. Onge's term . Retired after running for List of Governors of Connecticut
Chris Dodd (Norwich
Democratic
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
94th 95th 96th
[data missing ] Retired when elected to the US Senate
Sam Gejdenson (Bozrah
Democratic
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2001
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Rob Simmons (Stonington
Republican
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
107th 108th 109th
[data missing ] Lost re-election.
Joe Courtney (Vernon
Democratic
January 3, 2007 – Present
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2006 .
The district from 2003 to 2013
References
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