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Connecticut Republican Party
Chairperson	Ben Proto
Senate leader	Stephen G. Harding
House leader	Vincent Candelora
Headquarters	98 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Membership(2024)	524,977[1]
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red
Seats in theU.S. Senate	0 / 2
Seats in theUnited States House of Representatives	0 / 5
Seats in theConnecticut State Senate	12 / 36
Seats in theConnecticut House of Representatives	53 / 151
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Website
ct.gop
Politics of Connecticut Elections

TheConnecticut Republican Party is theConnecticut affiliate of the nationalRepublican Party.

Republicans control neither chamber of the state legislature, no constitutional state offices, none of the state's five seats in the U.S. House, and neither of its two U.S. Senate seats. The last Republican to represent the state in the U.S. House wasChris Shays, who lost his seat in 2008 toJim Himes. The last Republican to represent the state in the U.S. Senate wasLowell Weicker, who lost his seat in1988 toJoe Lieberman.

In Connecticut, there are Republican town committees in all 169 Connecticut municipalities.^[2] The 169 Republican town committees are affiliates of the Connecticut Republican Party. Town committees have the ability to endorse candidates in primary elections for local office.^[3]

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Both of Connecticut'sU.S. Senate seats have been held byDemocrats since1989.Lowell Weicker was the last Republican to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. First elected in1970, Weicker lost his bid for a fourth term in1988 toJoe Lieberman.

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All 5 of Connecticut's congressional districts have been held by Democrats since2009. The last Republican to represent Connecticut in the House of Representatives wasChris Shays. First elected in a 1987 special election, Shays was subsequently defeated by Democratic challengerJim Himes in 2008.

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Connecticut has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since2006, whenJodi Rell was elected to a full term as governor. First elected as lieutenant governor in1994, Rell assumed the position of governor in 2004 following the resignation ofJohn G. Rowland. In 2010, Rell opted not to seek re-election to a second term. Former U.S. AmbassadorThomas C. Foley ran as the Republican nominee in the2010 election and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challengerDannel Malloy.

• Senate Minority Leader:Stephen G. Harding
• House Minority Leader:Vincent Candelora

• Committeeman:Benjamin Proto
• Committeeman:John H. Frey
• Committeewoman: Annalisa Stravato

• Official website
• Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Rules and Bylaws

• Political parties in Connecticut
• Republican Party (United States) by state

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