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Larry Pemberton
Towns represented: Ledyard, Montville, Norwich
Larry Pemberton Jr. of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation won a special election in January 2026 to join the House of Representatives, becoming the first publicly recognized member of a Connecticut tribe to win a seat in the General Assembly. He lives in the Uncasville section of Montville.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2026 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2026 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Coming soon
State House District 139 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 25,261 |
| Foreign-born population | 2,123 |
| Population under age 18 | 4,709 |
| Population ages 65+ | 5,241 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 11% |
| Percent white | 72% |
| Percent Black | 6% |
| Percent other race | 10% |
Housing
| Total households | 9,990 |
| Owner-occupied households | 6,843 |
| Homeownership rate | 68% |
| Cost-burdened households | 3,571 |
| Cost-burden rate | 37% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 24,089 |
| Population in poverty | 2,681 |
| Poverty rate | 11% |
| Low-income population | 6,266 |
| Low-income rate | 26% |
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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