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Jorge Cabrera
Towns represented: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge
Jorge Cabrera lives in Hamden, Connecticut. Cabrera earned a degree in political science from Quinnipiac University in 1998. His career experience includes working as a legislative aide, researcher, and wage enforcement specialist.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2021 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Energy and Technology Committee
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee , Vice Chair
- Insurance and Real Estate Committee , Co-Chair
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Public Employees Committee , Vice Chair
- Transportation Committee
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 17 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 100,171 |
| Foreign-born population | 14,737 |
| Population under age 18 | 19,990 |
| Population ages 65+ | 17,149 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 19% |
| Percent white | 57% |
| Percent Black | 16% |
| Percent other race | 8% |
Housing
| Total households | 39,328 |
| Owner-occupied households | 26,743 |
| Homeownership rate | 68% |
| Cost-burdened households | 13,117 |
| Cost-burden rate | 34% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 98,619 |
| Population in poverty | 7,951 |
| Poverty rate | 8% |
| Low-income population | 19,494 |
| Low-income rate | 20% |
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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