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Robert C. Sampson
Towns represented: Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Waterbury, Wolcott
Rob Sampson, of Wolcott, assumed office in 2019.
Sampson studied marketing at Central Connecticut State University. His professional experience includes working as an insurance producer for Robert C. Sampson from 1992 to 2010 and for Insurance Resource LLC from 2003 to 2010. He also worked as a Realtor for Family Homes Real Estate from 2004 to 2007. From 2007 to 2010, he was regional manager of Vision Real Estate.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2019 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
2025 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Government Administrations and Elections Committee, Ranking Member
- Government Oversight Committee, Ranking Member
- Housing Committee, Ranking Member
- Labor and Public Employees Committee, Ranking Member
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Government Administration and Elections Committee, Ranking Member
- Housing Committee, Ranking Member
- Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Public Employees Committee, Ranking Member
State Senate District 16 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 102,121 |
| Foreign-born population | 12,003 |
| Population under age 18 | 21,543 |
| Population ages 65+ | 19,253 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 13% |
| Percent white | 72% |
| Percent Black | 7% |
| Percent other race | 8% |
Housing
| Total households | 39,266 |
| Owner-occupied households | 29,417 |
| Homeownership rate | 75% |
| Cost-burdened households | 10,983 |
| Cost-burden rate | 29% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 99,438 |
| Population in poverty | 6,995 |
| Poverty rate | 7% |
| Low-income population | 17,400 |
| Low-income rate | 17% |
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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