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Juan Candelaria
Towns represented: New Haven
Juan Candelaria, of New Haven, was a Town Committee ward chair from 1999-2005, and an alderman for the City of New Haven from 2001-2002.
Candelaria’s professional experience includes working in business development and as a sales manager with TD Bank North.
He is a member of the Centro San Jose, Latino Youth Development, Hill Development Corporation, Regional Workforce, and is Vice President of the General Assembly Black and Puerto Rican Caucus.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2003 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 95 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 24,447 |
| Foreign-born population | 6,516 |
| Population under age 18 | 7,556 |
| Population ages 65+ | 2,496 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 53% |
| Percent white | 19% |
| Percent Black | 22% |
| Percent other race | 6% |
Housing
| Total households | 8,765 |
| Owner-occupied households | 2,307 |
| Homeownership rate | 26% |
| Cost-burdened households | 5,067 |
| Cost-burden rate | 60% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 24,259 |
| Population in poverty | 6,940 |
| Poverty rate | 29% |
| Low-income population | 13,411 |
| Low-income rate | 55% |
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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