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Christopher Poulos
Towns represented: Southington
Christopher Poulos was born in and lives in Southington. Poulos graduated from Southington High School in 1993. Poulos earned a B.A. in leadership studies with a double minor in business administration and Spanish in 1997 from the University of Richmond and a master’s degree in the teaching of Spanish from Columbia University in 2003. His career experience includes working as a teacher at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Connecticut, and as a teacher-leader in residence with the Connecticut State Department of Education.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2023 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 81 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 23,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 2,110 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,335 |
| Population ages 65+ | 5,017 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 5% |
| Percent white | 85% |
| Percent Black | 3% |
| Percent other race | 7% |
Housing
| Total households | 9,655 |
| Owner-occupied households | 7,528 |
| Homeownership rate | 78% |
| Cost-burdened households | 2,338 |
| Cost-burden rate | 25% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 23,516 |
| Population in poverty | 1,243 |
| Poverty rate | 5% |
| Low-income population | 3,218 |
| Low-income rate | 14% |
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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