Connecticut Republican Party
The Connecticut Republican Party is the Connecticut affiliate of the national Republican Party.
Connecticut Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ben Proto |
| Senate leader | Kevin C. Kelly |
| House leader | Vincent Candelora |
| Headquarters | 98 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457 |
| Membership (2022) | 502,482 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing, centre-right, centrism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| Seats in the United States House of Representatives | 0 / 5 |
| Seats in the Connecticut State Senate | 12 / 36 |
| Seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives | 53 / 151 |
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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 was Chris Shays, who lost his seat in 2008 to Jim Himes. The last Republican to represent the state in the U.S. Senate was Lowell Weicker, who lost his seat in 1988 to Joe Lieberman.
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