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Themis Klarides (born August 3, 1965) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Connecticut.She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving as House Minority Leader from 2015 through 2021.
Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives 2021–present Incumbent This page was last edited on 1 December 2024, at 11:02 (UTC). Text is available ...
The House of Representatives has its basis in the earliest incarnation of the General Assembly, the "General Corte" established in 1636 whose membership was divided between six generally elected magistrates (the predecessor of the Connecticut Senate) and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony (Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor).
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. (born January 8, 1958, in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an eleven-term Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, having represented parts of Norwalk and New Canaan in the 142nd District from 1992 until 2015. [2] He served as House Minority Leader from 2007-2015. [1]
The Minority Leader also speaks for the minority party in the House and its policies, and works to protect the minority party's rights. [2] The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the House, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority ...
Kevin C. Kelly is an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. A Republican, he was a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 2011 to 2025, elected from the 21st District. [1] [2] [3] He was the Senate Republican Minority Leader from 2021-2024. [4]
Johnson is now on track to become speaker of the House again when all 435 House members convene on Jan. 3, so long as he can avoid another intra-party fight like former GOP leader Kevin McCarthy ...
He won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three-way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L. Blake. [9] Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. In 2017, he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%. [10]