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.”

Elizabeth Esty is a community leader, attorney, and mother who has earned a reputation as a tireless, progressive advocate for the middle class.  Elizabeth lives in Cheshire with her husband of 26 years, Dan Esty. 

As an attorney and educator, she has focused on issues critical to the well-being of Connecticut’s families: health care, Social Security, and Medicare policy. Elizabeth grew up in a close-knit middle class family herself, the third of four children.  With the help of scholarships, she was able to go to college and earn a law degree.