Senators

State Senator Kevin Kelly

Senator Kevin Kelly

Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Higher Education (Ranking Member), Legislative Management (Ranking Member), Executive & Legislative Nominations (Member), Regulation Review (Member)

Towns represented: Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford

Latest news: CT Sens. Kelly & Harding Express Disappointment Over Dems’ Passage of “TCI on Steroids”

State Senator Eric Berthel

Senator Eric Berthel

Chief Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Appropriations (Ranking Member), Banks (Ranking Member), Education (Ranking Member), Internship (Chair)

Towns represented: Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, Woodbury

Latest news: Listen | Sen. Berthel and Republicans are pushing for a more accountable CT. (WTIC 1080)

State Senator Tony Hwang

Senator Tony Hwang

Chief Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Insurance & Real Estate (Ranking Member), Transportation (Ranking Member), Finance (Member), Planning & Development (Member)

Towns represented: Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Newtown

Latest news: Sen. Hwang: “Education and awareness programs can break down bias and stereotypes.”

State Senator John A. Kissel

Senator John A. Kissel

Chief Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Judiciary (Ranking Member), Regulation Review (Chair), General Law (Member)

Towns represented: East Granby, Ellington, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks

Latest news: (Listen) Why is CT shaving decades and decades off of brutal convicted murderers’ prison sentences?

State Senator Henri Martin

Senator Henri Martin

Chief Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Commerce (Ranking Member), Finance (Ranking Member), Executive & Legislative Nominations (Member), Transportation (Member)

Towns represented: Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, Thomaston

Latest news: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Senator Henri Martin Criticizes Democratic Plan to Make Home Heating Oil & Gasoline More Expensive

State Senator Heather Somers

Senator Heather Somers

Chief Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Executive & Legislative Nominations (Ranking Member), Public Health (Ranking Member), Appropriations (Member), Commerce (Member)

Towns represented: Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown

Latest news: Listen: “A slap in the face to victims.”

Senator Paul Cicarella

Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: General Law (Ranking Member), Public Safety (Ranking Member), Regulation Review (Member), Veterans' Affairs (Member)

Towns represented: Durham, East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford, North Branford

Latest news: Sen. Cicarella Joins Senate Republican Call for Government Transparency & Accountability, Unveils Better Way to an Accountable CT Plan

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Senator Ryan Fazio

Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Energy & Technology (Ranking Member), Planning & Development (Ranking Member), Finance (Member), Transportation (Member)

Towns represented: Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford

Latest news: Sen. Fazio, Lawmakers and CT169Strong Share Concerns with “Work Live Ride” Legislation Ahead of Planning & Development Hearing

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Senator Jeff Gordon

Assistant Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member), Appropriations (Member), Public Health (Member), Public Safety (Member)

Towns represented: Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock

Latest news: With state and federal aid, affordable housing remains a top priority in CT | CT Mirror

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Senator Stephen Harding

Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Environment (Ranking Member), Education (Member), Finance (Member), Judiciary (Member)

Towns represented: Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester

Latest news: CT Sens. Kelly & Harding Express Disappointment Over Dems’ Passage of “TCI on Steroids”

Senator Rob Sampson

Deputy Republican Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Government Administration & Elections (Ranking Member), Housing (Ranking Member), Labor (Ranking Member), Judiciary (Member)

Towns represented: Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott, Waterbury

Latest news: Video | ‘All discrimination is wrong.’ Sen. Sampson unpacks bill to study the state workforce (3/23/2023)

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Senator Lisa Seminara

Assistant Deputy Leader

2023-2024 Committees: Aging (Ranking Member), Children (Ranking Member), Human Services (Ranking Member), Education (Member)

Towns represented: Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington

Latest news: Women’s History Month | Outside Perspectives- New Hartford