Connecticut Republican Party

The Connecticut Republican Party is the Connecticut affiliate of the national Republican Party.

Connecticut Republican Party
ChairpersonBen Proto
Senate leaderKevin C. Kelly
House leaderVincent Candelora
Headquarters98 Washington Street,
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Membership (2022)Increase502,482[1]
IdeologyConservatism
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationRepublican Party
Colors  Red
Seats in the U.S. Senate
0 / 2
Seats in the United States House of Representatives
0 / 5
Seats in the Connecticut State Senate
12 / 36
Seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
53 / 151
Website
www.ct.gop

Republicans control neither chamber of the state legislature, no constitutional state offices, none of the state's five seats in the U.S. House, and neither of its two U.S. Senate seats. The last Republican to represent the state in the U.S. House was Chris Shays, who lost his seat in 2008 to Jim Himes. The last Republican to represent the state in the U.S. Senate was Lowell Weicker, who lost his seat in 1988 to Joe Lieberman.

Town committees

In Connecticut, there are Republican town committees in all 169 Connecticut municipalities.[2] The 169 Republican town committees are affiliates of the Connecticut Republican Party. Town committees have the ability to endorse candidates in primary elections for local office.[3]

Elected officials

U.S. Senate
  • None

Both of Connecticut's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 1988. Lowell Weicker was the last Republican to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. First elected in 1970, Weicker lost his bid for a fourth term in 1988 to Joe Lieberman.

U.S. House of Representatives
  • None

All 5 of Connecticut's congressional districts have been held by Democrats since 2008. The last Republican to represent Connecticut in the House of Representatives was Chris Shays. First elected in a 1987 special election, Shays was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger Jim Himes in 2008.

Statewide offices
  • None

Connecticut has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since 2006, when Jodi Rell was elected to a full term as governor. First elected as lieutenant governor in 1994, Rell assumed the position of governor in 2004 following the resignation of John G. Rowland. In 2010, Rell opted not to seek re-election to a second term. Former U.S. Ambassador Thomas C. Foley ran as the Republican nominee in the 2010 election and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger Dannel Malloy.

State legislative leaders

Republican National Committee members

References
  1. "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of the State. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. "Your Local Party | Connecticut Republicans | CTGOP.org". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  3. "Chapter 153* Nominations and Political Parties". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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