John Larson 1st Dist. House of Representatives
John Larson is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. On February 1, 2006 he was elected Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. The previous vice chairman, Jim Clyburn, moved up to chairman when Bob Menendez was appointed to the United States Senate. After the Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006, Larson opted not to run for caucus chairman—a post that went to former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Rahm Emanuel, instead running unopposed for re-election as vice chairman. After being re-elected in 2008, Larson was elected chairman of the Caucus for the 111th Congress, after Emanuel was named White House Chief of Staff.
On March 5, 2009, Larson introduced a bill entitled "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply" in an effort to begin a national tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
On March 5, 2009, Larson introduced a bill entitled "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply" in an effort to begin a national tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
Joe Courtney 2nd Dist. House of Representatives
Prior to the 112th Congress, Joe Courtney served on the Committee on Education and Labor with membership on the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Rosa Delauro 3rd Dist. House of Representatives
Rep. Rosa DeLauro was first elected to Congress from Connecticut's 3rd District in 1990 and is currently serving her ninth term. DeLauro sits on the influential House Appropriations and Budget committees. She serves as chairwoman of the Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations subcommittees. In 1999, she was elected assistant to the Democratic leader by her colleagues, making her the second highest ranking Democratic woman in the House of Representatives. She was reelected to this position in 2000. She has served as co-chairwoman of the House Steering and Policy Committee since 2002.
DeLauro was described by one nationally syndicated columnist as a “hero for working families” for her work on labor and health issues in Congress. She has led the fight for affordable, quality health care, and sponsored legislation that would close the wage gap between men and women and provide paid sick leave to employees.
Prior to serving in Congress, DeLauro served for six years as chief of staff to Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd. She was executive director for “Countdown ‘87,” a national campaign to stop U.S. military aid to the Nicaraguan Contras. From 1989 to 1990 she served as executive director for EMILY’S List.
DeLauro was described by one nationally syndicated columnist as a “hero for working families” for her work on labor and health issues in Congress. She has led the fight for affordable, quality health care, and sponsored legislation that would close the wage gap between men and women and provide paid sick leave to employees.
Prior to serving in Congress, DeLauro served for six years as chief of staff to Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd. She was executive director for “Countdown ‘87,” a national campaign to stop U.S. military aid to the Nicaraguan Contras. From 1989 to 1990 she served as executive director for EMILY’S List.
Jim Himes 4th Dist. House of Representatives
In 2008 Jim Himes faced the ten-term Republican incumbent Chris Shays in the 2008 congressional election, along with Libertarian nominee M.A.Carrano, a professional philosophy writer and systems consultant, andGreen Party nominee Richard Duffee. Winning by a margin of 51 percent to 47 percent.[2], although Himes claimed only three towns in the district, he swamped Shays in Bridgeport, winning a staggering 83 percent of the vote there.[6] He was also helped by Barack Obama's massive win in that district.
Himes took office in the 111th United States Congress on January 6, 2009. He is the first Democrat to represent the district since Donald J. Irwin left office in 1969. Shays was the sole Republican congressman from New England, and Himes' win made New England's House delegation entirely Democratic for the first time in 150 years.
Himes took office in the 111th United States Congress on January 6, 2009. He is the first Democrat to represent the district since Donald J. Irwin left office in 1969. Shays was the sole Republican congressman from New England, and Himes' win made New England's House delegation entirely Democratic for the first time in 150 years.
Chris Murphy 5th Dist. House of Representatives
Chris Murphy is a Democrat representing Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. The 5th district stretches from just west of Hartford to the New York border, and includes the towns of Waterbury, Danbury, New Britain, and Meriden, as well as the vast majority of Litchfield County.
Chris was first elected to Congress in 2006 by defeating 24-year-incumbent Nancy Johnson. Chris earned 56% of the vote by running a positive, grassroots campaign that took him to each of the district’s 41 towns. Since his election to Congress, Chris has maintained a constant presence throughout the district when he’s not representing Connecticut in Washington. Chris’s earnest and heartfelt attentiveness to his constituents is renowned, and an article in "The Roll Call" a Capitol Hill newspaper said that "Chris is considered ‘omnipresent’ back home.”
Chris was first elected to Congress in 2006 by defeating 24-year-incumbent Nancy Johnson. Chris earned 56% of the vote by running a positive, grassroots campaign that took him to each of the district’s 41 towns. Since his election to Congress, Chris has maintained a constant presence throughout the district when he’s not representing Connecticut in Washington. Chris’s earnest and heartfelt attentiveness to his constituents is renowned, and an article in "The Roll Call" a Capitol Hill newspaper said that "Chris is considered ‘omnipresent’ back home.”
