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Cathy Osten
Towns represented: Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Montville, Norwich, Sprague
Catherine Osten, of Sprague, graduated from the Norwich Free Academy in 1973 after which she enlisted in the U.S. Army. She spent four years in Japan as a translator-interpreter in Chinese Mandarin. When she returned to the United States, Osten attended Mohegan Community College before beginning her career with the state Corrections Department. She served in the Department of Corrections for over two decades, first as a corrections officer and then as a lieutenant. Osten served as president of the Correction Supervisors’ Council of CSEA/SEIU.
Osten was first elected to the Connecticut State Senate in 2012.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2013 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Appropriations Committee, Co-Chair
- General Law Committee
- Joint Committee on Legislative Management
- Regulation Review Committee
- Select Committee on Special Education, Vice Chair
- Transportation Committee
- Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 19 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 98,363 |
| Foreign-born population | 7,828 |
| Population under age 18 | 20,405 |
| Population ages 65+ | 18,326 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 10% |
| Percent white | 75% |
| Percent Black | 5% |
| Percent other race | 10% |
Housing
| Total households | 38,735 |
| Owner-occupied households | 27,739 |
| Homeownership rate | 72% |
| Cost-burdened households | 11,907 |
| Cost-burden rate | 32% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 96,678 |
| Population in poverty | 9,075 |
| Poverty rate | 9% |
| Low-income population | 21,956 |
| Low-income rate | 23% |
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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