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Rick Lopes
Towns represented: Berlin, Farmington, New Britain
Rick Lopes, of New Britain, earned bachelor’s degrees in English literature and sociology and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Connecticut. Lopes’ career experience includes owning a business.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2021 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Environment Committee, Co-Chair
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- General Law Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Legislative Management
- Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 6 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 97,520 |
| Foreign-born population | 17,640 |
| Population under age 18 | 22,062 |
| Population ages 65+ | 15,127 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 35% |
| Percent white | 49% |
| Percent Black | 9% |
| Percent other race | 7% |
Housing
| Total households | 38,107 |
| Owner-occupied households | 19,655 |
| Homeownership rate | 52% |
| Cost-burdened households | 15,014 |
| Cost-burden rate | 41% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 94,529 |
| Population in poverty | 15,189 |
| Poverty rate | 16% |
| Low-income population | 32,244 |
| Low-income rate | 34% |
District data used with permission of DataHaven 2024 Connecticut State Legislative District Profiles. Legislator data used with permission of Ballotpedia. Have a correction or addition to report about this data? Email us.
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