Senators
State Senator Len Fasano
Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee, Legislative Management Committee
Towns represented: Durham, East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford
State Senator Kevin Witkos
Senate Republican Leader Pro Tempore
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Finance, Revenue Committee, General Law Committee | Member – Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee
Towns represented: Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington
Latest news: Senator Witkos Discusses why the “Defund the Police” movement is a bad idea with Vinnie Penn 1410am
State Senator Eric Berthel
Assistant Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Co-Chair – Internship Committee | Ranking Member – Banking Committee, Education Committee | Member – Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Towns represented: Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown and Woodbury
Latest news: (Listen) “A bunch of hogwash.”
State Senator Gennaro Bizzarro
Senate Republican Whip
2019-2020 Committees: Member – Education Committee, Insurance & Real Estate Committee, Judiciary Committee
Towns represented: Berlin, Farmington, New Britain
Latest news: The CARES Act Passed, What Do I Do Now?
State Senator Dan Champagne
Senate Republican Whip
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Planning & Development Committee | Member – Judiciary Committee, Public Safety & Security Committee
Towns represented: Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock
Latest news: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Phase 2a Applications Now Open
State Senator Paul Formica
Deputy Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Appropriations Committee, Energy & Technology Committee | Member – Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee
Towns represented: Bozrah, East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem, Waterford
Latest news: Formica response to suppress-voting charge: ‘Nothing could be further from the truth.’
State Senator Tony Hwang
Deputy Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Higher Education & Employment Committee, Housing Committee, Public Safety & Security Committee | Member – Transportation Committee
Towns represented: Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston, Westport
Latest news: Sen. Hwang Touts Federal Youth Apprenticeship Training Grant at Fairfield’s Bigelow Tea
State Senator Kevin Kelly
Deputy Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Aging Committee,Committee on Children, Insurance & Real Estate Committee | Member – Regulation Review Committee
Towns represented: Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford
Latest news: Sen. Kelly Provides an Update on Nursing Home Issues and COVID-19 on WATR’s Talk of the Town with host Steve Noxon
State Senator John A. Kissel
Chief Deputy Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Judiciary Committee | Member – Transportation Committee, General Law Committee
Towns represented: East Granby, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks
Latest news: The CARES Act Passed, What Do I Do Now?
State Senator George S. Logan
Assistant Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Human Services Committee, Veterans’ Affairs Committee | Member – Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, Regulation Review Committee
Towns represented: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge
Latest news: (Watch) A call for community unity.
State Senator Henri Martin
Deputy Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Commerce Committee, Transportation Committee | Member – Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee
Towns represented: Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston
Latest news: July 4th Flag Retirement
State Senator Craig Miner
Deputy Senate Republican Leader | Screening Chairman
2019-2020 Committees: Co-Chair – Regulation Review Committee | Ranking Member – Environment Committee, Labor & Public Employees Committee | Member – Appropriations Committee
Towns represented: Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Winchester
State Senator Rob Sampson
Senate Republican Whip
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Government Administration & Elections Committee | Member – Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, Judiciary Committee
Towns represented: Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott and Waterbury
Latest news: Sen. Sampson questions Governor Lamont and Democrats on fiscal mismanagement.
State Senator Heather Somers
Assistant Senate Republican Leader
2019-2020 Committees: Ranking Member – Public Health Committee | Member – Appropriations Committee, Commerce Committee, Planning & Developement Committee
Towns represented: Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown
Latest news: The CARES Act Passed, What Do I Do Now?
