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Christine Conley
Editors’ note: Despite her reelection in November, Christine Conley chose not to be sworn in as a state representative on Jan. 8, 2025 in order to accept a gubernatorial nomination as an administrative judge on the Workers’ Compensation Commission. A special election was held in February to fill the seat and the winner, Dan Gaiewski, now represents the 40th House District.
Christine Conley, who assumed office in 2017, won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Christine Conley lives in Groton, Connecticut. She earned a J.D. from Western New England University School of Law, and a bachelor’s degree from Bay Path University. Conley’s career experience includes working as an attorney at Embry Neusner Arscott & Shafner, LLC.
2025 TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2017 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
- Years in position: 8
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 40 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 25,218 |
| Foreign-born population | 2,123 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,876 |
| Population ages 65+ | 3,671 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 10% |
| Percent white | 70% |
| Percent Black | 8% |
| Percent other race | 13% |
Housing
| Total households | 10,129 |
| Owner-occupied households | 5,049 |
| Homeownership rate | 50% |
| Cost-burdened households | 3,017 |
| Cost-burden rate | 30% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 23,123 |
| Population in poverty | 1,653 |
| Poverty rate | 7% |
| Low-income population | 5,415 |
| 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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