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Eric Berthel
Towns represented: Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury
Eric Berthel, of Watertown, earned his B.A. in English from Manhattanville College and his M.S.Ed. in education from the University of Bridgeport. His professional experience includes working in the healthcare marketing and communications field. He is the vice chairman of the Board of Education for Watertown Public Schools and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Hartford Healthcare Federal Credit Union.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2017 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Appropriations Committee
- Banking Committee, Ranking Member
- Education Committee, Ranking Member
- Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, Ranking Member
- Internship Committee, Ranking Member
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member
- Banking Committee, Ranking Member
- Education Committee, Ranking Member
State Senate District 32 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 104,554 |
| Foreign-born population | 12,446 |
| Population under age 18 | 19,971 |
| Population ages 65+ | 24,038 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 10% |
| Percent white | 81% |
| Percent Black | 2% |
| Percent other race | 7% |
Housing
| Total households | 41,803 |
| Owner-occupied households | 27,525 |
| Homeownership rate | 68% |
| Cost-burdened households | 12,464 |
| Cost-burden rate | 32% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 98,679 |
| Population in poverty | 33,809 |
| Poverty rate | 81% |
| Low-income population | 12,219 |
| Low-income rate | 30% |
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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