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Joe Gresko
Towns represented: Stratford
Joe Gresko, of Stratford, earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Central Connecticut State University. Gresko’s career experience includes working as a weather forecaster at Western Connecticut State University and then a radio news reporter at WICC/WEBE. He served in the City of Bridgeport administration managing media relations and public affairs functions.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2016 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 121 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 20,716 |
| Foreign-born population | 3,233 |
| Population under age 18 | 3,811 |
| Population ages 65+ | 3,799 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 20% |
| Percent white | 60% |
| Percent Black | 16% |
| Percent other race | 4% |
Housing
| Total households | 8,351 |
| Owner-occupied households | 6,197 |
| Homeownership rate | 74% |
| Cost-burdened households | 3,341 |
| Cost-burden rate | 41% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 20,668 |
| Population in poverty | 1,776 |
| Poverty rate | 9% |
| Low-income population | 4,634 |
| Low-income rate | 22% |
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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