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John Fonfara
Towns represented: Hartford, Wethersfield
John Fonfara, of Hartford, represents District 1, which also includes Wethersfield. He assumed office in 1997.
Fonfara earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut in 1981. He went on to receive his M.A. in Public Policy from Trinity College in 1991. Fonfara is an advertising consultant and vice president of marketing.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 1997 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Co-Chair
- General Law Committee, Vice-Chair
- Joint Committee on Legislative Management
- Public Safety & Security Committee
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 1 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 94,997 |
| Foreign-born population | 18,908 |
| Population under age 18 | 21,590 |
| Population ages 65+ | 12,654 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 49% |
| Percent white | 30% |
| Percent Black | 16% |
| Percent other race | 5% |
Housing
| Total households | 38,003 |
| Owner-occupied households | 15,020 |
| Homeownership rate | 40% |
| Cost-burdened households | 16,938 |
| Cost-burden rate | 47% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 91,984 |
| Population in poverty | 20,690 |
| Poverty rate | 22% |
| Low-income population | 37,783 |
| Low-income rate | 41% |
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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