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Chris Stewart
Towns represented: Killingly, Putnam, Thompson
Chris Stewart lives in Putnam. He was sworn in to represent the 51st House District, which includes Putnam, Killingly and Thompson, in 2025.
He serves on the Putnam Board of Education and is the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Area 4 director.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2025 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 51 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 23,182 |
| Foreign-born population | 1,174 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,171 |
| Population ages 65+ | 4,364 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 11% |
| Percent white | 83% |
| Percent Black | 1% |
| Percent other race | 5% |
Housing
| Total households | 9,756 |
| Owner-occupied households | 6,945 |
| Homeownership rate | 71% |
| Cost-burdened households | 2,752 |
| Cost-burden rate | 29% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 22,849 |
| Population in poverty | 1,711 |
| Poverty rate | 7% |
| Low-income population | 5,311 |
| Low-income rate | 23% |
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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