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 (2010) 714,819 Median household income 54,498 Ethnicity Cook PVI D+3[1]
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[2]
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
List of representatives
Representative
Party
Years of Service
Hometown
Note
District organized from Connecticut's At-large congressional district in 1837
Samuel Ingham
Democratic
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Essex
Lost Re-election
William L. Storrs
Whig
March 4, 1839 – June, 1840
Middletown
Resigned/Appointed Associate Justice of CT Supreme Court
Vacant
June, 1840 – December 7, 1840
William Whiting Boardman
Whig
December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843
New Haven
Retired
John Stewart
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Chatham
Lost Re-election
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Whig
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Middletown
Retired
Walter Booth
Free Soil
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Meriden
Lost Re-election
Colin M. Ingersoll
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
New Haven
Retired
John Woodruff
American
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
New Haven
Lost Re-election
Samuel Arnold
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Haddam
Retired
John Woodruff
Republican
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
New Haven
Retired
James E. English
Democratic
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
New Haven
Retired
Samuel L. Warner
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Middletown
Retired
Julius Hotchkiss
Democratic
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Waterbury
Retired
Stephen Wright Kellogg
Republican
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875
Waterbury
Lost Re-election
James Phelps
Democratic
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
Essex
Retired
Charles Le Moyne Mitchell
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
New Haven
Retired
Carlos French
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Seymour
Retired
Washington F. Willcox
Democratic
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Chester
Retired
James P. Pigott
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
New Haven
Lost Re-election
Nehemiah D. Sperry
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911
New Haven
Retired
Thomas L. Reilly
Democratic
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Meriden
Re-districted to 3rd District
Bryan F. Mahan
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
New London
Lost Re-election
Richard P. Freeman
Republican
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933
New London
Lost Re-election
William L. Higgins
Republican
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Coventry
Lost Re-election
William J. Fitzgerald
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Norwich
Lost Re-election
Thomas R. Ball
Republican
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Old Lyme
Lost Re-election
William J. Fitzgerald
Democratic
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Norwich
Lost Re-election
John D. McWilliams
Republican
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Norwich
Lost Re-election
Chase G. Woodhouse
Democratic
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Sprague
Lost Re-election
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Republican
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Pomfret
Lost Re-election
Chase G. Woodhouse
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Sprague
Lost Re-election
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Republican
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959
Pomfret
Lost Re-election
Chester Bowles
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
Essex
Appointed Under Secretary of State
Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Republican
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Pomfret
Unsuccessful candidate for US Senate
William St. Onge
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – May 1, 1970
Putnam
Died
Vacant
May 1, 1970 – November 3, 1970
Robert H. Steele
Republican
November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975
Vernon
Unsuccessful candidate for Governor
Chris Dodd
Democratic
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Norwich
Elected to US Senate
Sam Gejdenson
Democratic
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2001
Bozrah
Lost Re-election
Rob Simmons
Republican
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
Stonington
Lost Re-election
Joe Courtney
Democratic
January 3, 2007 –
Vernon
Incumbent
The district from 2003 to 2013
Living former Members
As of June 2016[update] , there are four living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district.
Representative
Term in office
Date of birth (and age)
Robert H. Steele
1970–1975
(1938-11-03 ) November 3, 1938 (age 85)
Chris Dodd
1975–1981
(1944-05-27 ) May 27, 1944 (age 80)
Sam Gejdenson
1981–2001
(1948-05-20 ) May 20, 1948 (age 76)
Rob Simmons
2001–2007
(1943-02-11 ) February 11, 1943 (age 81)
References
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