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Irene Haines
Towns represented: East Haddam, East Hampton, Salem
Irene Haines lives in East Haddam and serves as serves as the first selectman in the town. Haines’s career experience includes working as an insurance sales agent, marketing manager and small business owner.
She has also served as president of the East Haddam Business Association, as a founding board member of East Haddam News, and a business sector leader with the Local Prevention Council.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2019 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
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State House District 34 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 23,421 |
| Foreign-born population | 1,036 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,863 |
| Population ages 65+ | 4,808 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 6% |
| Percent white | 90% |
| Percent Black | 0% |
| Percent other race | 4% |
Housing
| Total households | 9,173 |
| Owner-occupied households | 7,968 |
| Homeownership rate | 87% |
| Cost-burdened households | 2,402 |
| Cost-burden rate | 26% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 23,171 |
| Population in poverty | 948 |
| Poverty rate | 4% |
| Low-income population | 3,337 |
| 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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