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Population3611317

Males voting age1389938

Females voting age1478502

Median household income89776

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Bicameral Legislature

42 Senators 151 Representatives

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Showing 193 legislators

Senate 42 members

Lieutenant Governor

Majority Leader

Minority Leader

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Catherine Osten

Douglas McCrory

Democratic/Working Families

Christine Cohen

Democratic/Working Families

Democratic/Working Families

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

Patricia Billie Miller

Stephen Harding

Norman Needleman

House of Representatives 151 members

Raghib Allie-Brennan

Minnie Gonzalez

Julio Concepcion

Patrick Biggins

Geoff Luxenberg

Emmanuel Sanchez

Melissa Osborne

Eleni Kavros DeGraw

Democratic/Working Families

Jillian Gilchrest

Democratic/Working Families

Rebecca Martinez

Amy Morrin Bello

Democratic/Working Families

Christie Carpino

Democratic/Working Families

Chris Aniskovich

Renee LaMark Muir

Democratic/Working Families

Aundre Bumgardner

Democratic/Working Families

Savet Constantine

Anne Dauphinais

Democratic/Working Families

Democratic/Independence/Working Families

John Santanella

Tami Zawistowski

Karen Reddington-Hughes

Jason Buchsbaum

William Pizzuto

Michael DiGiovancarlo

Democratic/Working Families

Cara Pavalock-D'Amato

Gale Mastrofrancesco

Christopher Poulos

Democratic/Working Families

Vincent Candelora

Democratic/Working Families

Patricia Dillon

Juan Candelaria

Alphonse Paolillo

Democratic/Working Families

John-Michael Parker

Nicole Klarides-Ditria

Martin Foncello

Patrick Callahan

Aimee Berger-Girvalo

Democratic/Working Families

William Heffernan

Michael Shannon

Democratic/Working Families

Democratic/Working Families

David Rutigliano

Jonathan Fazzino

Christopher Rosario

Steven Stafstrom

Jennifer Leeper

Democratic/Working Families

Cristin McCarthy Vahey

Jonathan Steinberg

Democratic/Working Families

Democratic/Working Families

Larry Pemberton

Dominique Johnson

Democratic/Working Families

Eilish Collins Main

Matt Blumenthal

Jonathan Jacobson

Stephen Meskers

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• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

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• State Senate — Upper chamber, 42 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 151 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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