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The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the at-large congressional district. It is centered on New Haven and its suburbs. The district comprises four-fifths of New Haven County, a small portion of Middlesex County, including most of Middletown, and most of Stratford and a small section of Shelton in Fairfield County.
The 3rd district envelops the greater part of New Haven County, surrounding the city of New Haven, the district's population center, regional hub of southern Connecticut, and home to Yale University. The district is the most diverse region of Connecticut, with many Irish, Italian, Polish, Jewish, Greek, Asian, and African-American communities.
Rosa Luisa DeLauro [1] [2] (/ d ɪ ˈ l ɔː r oʊ / dih-LOR-oh; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who is in her 18th term as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, having served since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of
Connecticut's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut.Located in the southwestern part of the state, the district is largely suburban and extends from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich – an area largely coextensive with the Connecticut side of the New York metropolitan area.
Connecticut's 1st congressional district; Connecticut's 2nd congressional district; Connecticut's 3rd congressional district; Connecticut's 4th congressional district; Connecticut's 5th congressional district; Connecticut's 6th congressional district
During the first twenty-four Congresses (from 1789 to 1837), Connecticut elected all its representatives in Congress from a single multi-member Connecticut at-large congressional district. Connecticut elected a varying number of representatives during this period.
He served in the Senate until 1979, when he resigned to become President of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges. [1] In 1980, he ran for the United States House of Representatives from 3rd congressional district that Democrat Rep. Robert Giaimo had held for 22 years before retiring.
Map of Connecticut's five congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2022 Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections ...