Connecticut's 12th
State Senate district
Senator
  Christine Cohen
D–Guilford

Connecticut's 12th Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. The district consists of the towns of Branford, North Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, and Madison.[1] Its current senator is Christine Cohen.

The district boundaries established after the 2010 Census are the same as those established after the 2000 Census.[2]

List of senators 1830 to 1900

Senator Party Years of Service Hometown Notes
Charles Hawley[3] Whig 1830–1831 Stamford
Thaddeus Betts[3] Whig 1831–1832 Norwalk
Charles Hawley[3] Whig 1832–1836 Stamford
Benjamin Isaacs[3] 1836–1837 Norwalk
Charles Hawley[3] Whig 1837–1838 Stamford
Thomas B. Butler[3] Whig 1838–1840 Norwalk
Joshua Ferris[3] Whig 1840–1842 Stamford
Clark Bissell[3] Whig 1842–1844 Norwalk
Darius Mead[3] 1844–1846 Greenwich
Charles Marvin[3] Whig 1846–1848 Wilton
Thomas B. Butler[3] Whig 1848–1849 Norwalk Served as Senate President Pro Tempore
Joshua Ferris[3] Whig 1849–1851 Stamford Served as Senate President Pro Tempore
Charles Marvin[3] Whig 1851–1852 Wilton
Thomas B. Butler[3] Whig 1852–1854 Norwalk
William T. Minor[3] Republican 1854–1855 Stamford
Orris S. Ferry[3] Republican 1855–1857 Norwalk
James H. Hoyt[3] Democratic 1857–1858 Stamford
Julius Curtis[3] Republican 1858–1859 Stamford
Matthew F. Merritt[3] 1859–1860 Stamford
Julius Curtis[3] Republican 1860–1861 Stamford
Aaron Homer Byington[3] Republican 1861–1863 Norwalk
Morgan Morgans[3] Whig 1863–1865 Stamford
Charles Ballard[3] 1865–1867 Darien
William C. Street[3] 1867–1869 Norwalk
Huested W. R. Hoyt[3] Republican 1869–1870 Greenwich
Elbert A. Woodward[3] Democratic 1870–1871 South Norwalk Fled the country in 1871 due to charges stemming from the Tammany Hall corruption scandal
Asa Woodward[3] 1871–1873 Norwalk
Huested W. R. Hoyt[3] Republican 1873–1874 Greenwich
Galen A. Carter[3] Democratic 1874–1875 Stamford
Frederick Bruggerhof[3] Democratic 1875–1877 Darien
Oliver Hoyt[3] Republican 1877–1882 Stamford Served as Senate President Pro Tempore
Edwin L. Scofield[4] Republican 1883–1884 Stamford
R. Jay Walsh[4] Republican 1885–1888 Greenwich Served as Senate President Pro Tempore
Benjamin P. Mead[4] Republican 1889–1892 New Canaan
Leander P. Jones[4] Republican 1893–1894 Greenwich
George E. Lounsbury[4] Republican 1895–1896 Ridgefield
Edwin O. Keeler[4] Republican 1897–1900 Norwalk Served as Senate President Pro Tempore

List of senators 1900 to the present

At this point redistricting caused Fairfield County to be represented in the Senate by the 25th and 26th District.

Senators Party Years District home Note
Arthur W. MarsdenRepublican1911–1912Madison
. . .
Arthur W. MarsdenRepublican1919–1920Madison
J. W. Sanford, Jr.Republican1921–1922Hamden
. . .
Waldo S. Blakeslee1931–1932North Haven
. . .
Roy C. Enquist1939–1940Branford
. . .
Raymond Brock1943–1946New Haven
. . .
Lucy HammerRepublican1961–1973Branford
Stanley H. PageRepublican1973–1977Guilford
Barbara ReimerRepublican1977–1979Branford
Regina R. SmithDemocratic1979–1985Northford
Richard S. Eaton Sr.Republican1985–1987Guilford
Thomas J. Sullivan, Jr.Democratic1987–1991Guilford
William AniskovichRepublican1991–2005Branford
Edward MeyerDemocratic2005–2015Guilford
Edward M. Kennedy Jr.Democratic2015–2019Branford
Christine CohenDemocratic2019–presentGuilford

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Connecticut Senate Districts". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ "State Senate Redistricting Plan 2001" (PDF). Connecticut General Assembly. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Political Graveyard - Connecticut: State Senate, 1880s
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