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Ben McGorty
Towns represented: Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull
Ben McGorty, of Shelton, earned an associate degree in management from Housatonic Community College in 2004. His career history includes working as a Realtor with Coldwell Banker and William Raveis. McGorty has also served as a lieutenant and deputy fire marshal for the town of Stratford, as a fire commissioner for Shelton, and as a firefighter with the Huntington Fire Department. He has also been affiliated with the St. Lawrence Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2014 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 122 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 24,602 |
| Foreign-born population | 3,977 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,531 |
| Population ages 65+ | 6,525 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 8% |
| Percent white | 77% |
| Percent Black | 3% |
| Percent other race | 12% |
Housing
| Total households | 9,612 |
| Owner-occupied households | 7,957 |
| Homeownership rate | 83% |
| Cost-burdened households | 3,980 |
| Cost-burden rate | 42% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 24,134 |
| Population in poverty | 1,742 |
| Poverty rate | 7% |
| Low-income population | 3,913 |
| Low-income rate | 16% |
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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