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Matthew L. Lesser
Towns represented: Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
Matthew L. Lesser, of Middletown, assumed office in 2019.
Lesser’s professional experience includes working as an intern on the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy and a member of the Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2019 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Appropriations Committee
- Human Services Committee, Co-Chair
- Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 9 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 100,997 |
| Foreign-born population | 17,189 |
| Population under age 18 | 16,845 |
| Population ages 65+ | 18,680 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 9% |
| Percent white | 78% |
| Percent Black | 4% |
| Percent other race | 9% |
Housing
| Total households | 41,996 |
| Owner-occupied households | 27,675 |
| Homeownership rate | 66% |
| Cost-burdened households | 12,493 |
| Cost-burden rate | 30% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 95,547 |
| Population in poverty | 7,723 |
| Poverty rate | 8% |
| Low-income population | 17,360 |
| Low-income rate | 18% |
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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