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Gary Turco
Towns represented: New Britain, Newington
Gary Turco, of Newington, received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Sacred Heart University and a master’s degree in communication from Central Connecticut State University. Turco has managed the business development of digital technology start-ups, worked for a nonprofit university and was a policy analyst for the state legislature.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2019 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 27 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 24,596 |
| Foreign-born population | 4,994 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,215 |
| Population ages 65+ | 4,370 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 16% |
| Percent white | 64% |
| Percent Black | 4% |
| Percent other race | 15% |
Housing
| Total households | 10,143 |
| Owner-occupied households | 7,377 |
| Homeownership rate | 73% |
| Cost-burdened households | 2,477 |
| Cost-burden rate | 26% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 24,473 |
| Population in poverty | 2,171 |
| Poverty rate | 9% |
| Low-income population | 4,050 |
| Low-income rate | 17% |
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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