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Lezlye Zupkus
Towns represented: Bethany, Cheshire, Prospect, Waterbury
Lezlye Zupkus, of Prospect, graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. Her professional experience includes working as director of development and volunteer services for Special Olympics Connecticut and as state director of Best Buddies Connecticut. She has served on the Board of Directors of Holy Cross High School, the Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission, and on the Prospect Republican Town Committee. In 2014, Zupkus was awarded the title of a Community Champion by MADD.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2013 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State House District 89 at a glance
Population
| Total population | 23,642 |
| Foreign-born population | 2,845 |
| Population under age 18 | 5,615 |
| Population ages 65+ | 4,339 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 5% |
| Percent white | 76% |
| Percent Black | 6% |
| Percent other race | 13% |
Housing
| Total households | 8,036 |
| Owner-occupied households | 7,368 |
| Homeownership rate | 92% |
| Cost-burdened households | 1,895 |
| Cost-burden rate | 24% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 23,335 |
| Population in poverty | 789 |
| Poverty rate | 3% |
| Low-income population | 2,289 |
| Low-income rate | 10% |
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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