Connecticut's 2nd House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 2nd State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 2nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Raghib Allie-Brennan; D

Connecticut's 2nd House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Raghib Allie-Brennan. The district consists of parts of the towns of Bethel, Redding, Newtown, and part of the city of Danbury.

Prior to 2002, the 2nd District was one of six districts located entirely within the city of Hartford, but its old boundaries were abolished due to population decline in Hartford and the district was added to suburban Fairfield County, an area of much faster growth.

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd State House District^[1]^[2]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
John P. Carragher	Democratic	1967–1969	Hartford	Seat created^[3]
Joseph R. Adam	Democratic	1969–1971	Hartford
Robert J. Carragher	Democratic	1971–1973	Hartford
Nicholas M. Motto	Democratic	1973–1979	Hartford
Richard P. Lawlor	Democratic	1979–1981	Hartford
Arthur A. Brouillet Jr.^[4]	Democratic	1981–1983	Hartford
Thomas D. Ritter^[5]	Democratic	1983–1999	Hartford
Barnaby Horton^[6]	Democratic	1999–2003	Hartford
Hank Bielawa	Republican	2003–2007	Redding
Jason Bartlett	Democratic	2007–2011	Bethel
Dan E. Carter	Republican	2011–2017	Bethel
William Duff	Republican	2017–2019	Bethel
Raghib Allie-Brennan	Democratic	2019–	Bethel

Recent elections

2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 2nd District^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent)	4,818	52.05
	Republican	Jenn Lewis	4,118	44.49
	Working Families	Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent)	190	2.05
	Independent Party	Jenn Lewis	130	1.40
Total votes			9,256	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

State Election 2008: House District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	5,966	54.3	+0.4
	Republican	Melanie O'Brien	4,603	41.9	−1.2
	Independent	Melanie O'Brien	418	3.8
Majority			945	8.6	+0.9
Turnout			10,987
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.4

State Election 2006: House District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	4,112	53.9	+4.3
	Republican	Jim Gallagher	3,294	43.1	−5.2
	Independent	Jim Gallagher	230	3.0
Majority			588	7.7	+6.9
Turnout			7,636
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+4.3

State Election 2004: House District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	5,234	49.6	+4.4
	Republican	Hank Bielawa	5,102	48.3	−3.7
	Independent	Hank Bielawa	219	2.1
Majority			87	0.8	−6.0
Turnout			10,555
	Republican hold		Swing	-3.0

State Election 2002: House District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hank Bielawa	3,563	52.0
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	3,100	45.2
	Independent	Robert Fand	192	2.8
Majority			463	6.8
Turnout			6,855
	Republican hold		Swing

Elections before boundary change

State Election 2000: House District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barnaby W. Horton	3,025	100.0	+12.0
Majority			8,539	100.0	+24.0
Turnout			8,539
	Democratic hold		Swing	+12.0

State Election 1998: House District 2^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barnaby W. Horton	2,305	88.0
	Republican	Peter F. Brush	314	12.0
Majority			1,991	76.0
Turnout			2,619
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts

References

↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "House District 2 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
↑ "1980 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
↑ "1996 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
↑ "1998 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
↑ "Public Reporting".
↑ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.

[1] "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.

[2] "House District 2 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.

[3] Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.

[4] "1980 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.

[5] "1996 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.

[6] "1998 Statement of Vote" (PDF). ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 2, 2026.

[7] "Public Reporting".

[8] Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.

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