Democratic Party of Connecticut

Democratic Party of Connecticut
Chairman	Nick Balletto
Senate leader	Martin Looney
House leader	Brendan Sharkey
Headquarters	Hartford, CT
Ideology	Liberalism Progressivism Social liberalism
Political position	Center-left
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
State Senate	20 / 36
State House	87 / 151
U.S. Senate	2 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives	5 / 5
Website
www.ctdems.org

The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. The state chair of the party is Nick Balletto, and the Vice Chair is Nancy DiNardo. The Democratic Party controls both chambers of the state legislature, all constitutional state offices and all five of Connecticut's seats in the House and both of its Senate seats.

Town committees

In Connecticut, there are Democratic Town Committees in many of the towns and cities. They consist of an elected Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. The Town Committees have the ability to endorse a particular candidate in a primary election. According to 10 CS 210, court has no power concerning political party policies or organization.

Current elected officials

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

• Chris Murphy
• Richard Blumenthal

U.S. House of Representatives

• CT-01: John Larson
• CT-02: Joe Courtney
• CT-03: Rosa DeLauro
• CT-04: Jim Himes
• CT-05: Elizabeth Esty

State officials

Statewide offices

• Governor: Dan Malloy
• Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Wyman
• Secretary of the State: Denise Merrill
• Attorney General: George Jepsen
• State Treasurer: Denise Nappier
• State Comptroller: Kevin Lembo

State Legislature

• President Pro Tem of the Senate: Martin Looney
• Speaker of the House: Brendan Sharkey

See also

• Political party strength in Connecticut

External links

• Democratic Party of Connecticut