Secretary of the State of Connecticut

Secretary of the State of Connecticut

The Secretary of the State of Connecticut is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Connecticut. (The definite article is part of the legal job title.) It is an elected position in the state government and has a term length of four years.

The current Secretary of the State is Denise Merrill, a Democrat who has held the office since 2011.

The Secretary of the State's Office is composed of two divisions:

List of Secretaries of the State of Connecticut

Name Town & political party Term of service Years of service
Edward Hopkins Hartford, O 1639-41 2 yrs.
Thomas Welles Hartford, O 1641-48 7 yrs.
John Cullick Hartford, O 1648-58 10 yrs.
Daniel Clark Windsor, O 1658-64, 65-67 8 yrs.
John Allyn Hartford, O 1664-65, 67-96 30 yrs.
Eleazer Kimberly Glastonbury, O 1696-1709 13 yrs.
William Whiting Hartford, O 1709 3 m.
Caleb Stanly Hartford, O 1709-12 3 yrs.
Richard Lord Hartford, O 1712 17 d.
Hezekiah Wyllys Hartford, O 1712-35 23 yrs.
George Wyllys Hartford, O 1735-96 61 yrs.
Samuel Wyllys Hartford, O 1796-1810 14 yrs.
Thomas Day Hartford, O 1810-35 25 yrs.
Royal R. Hinman Southbury, O 1835-42 7 yrs.
Noah A. Phelps Hartford, O 1842-44 2 yrs.
Daniel P. Tyler Pomfret, O 1844-46 2 yrs.
Charles W. Bradley Hartford, O 1846-47 1 yr.
John B. Robertson New Haven, O 1847-49 2 yrs.
Roger H. Mills N. Hartford, O 1849-50 1 yr.
Hiram Weed Danbury, D 1850 1 m.
John P. C. Mather New London, D 1850-54 3 yrs. 11 m.
Oliver H. Perry Fairfield, W 1854-55 1 yr.
Nehemiah D. Sperry New Haven, A 1855-57 2 yrs.
Orville H. Platt Meriden, AR 1857-58 1 yr.
John Boyd Winchester, R 1858-61 3 yrs.
James Hammond Trumbull Hartford, R 1861-66 5 yrs.
Leverett E. Pease Somers, U 1866-69 3 yrs.
Hiram Appleman Groton, R 1869-70 1 yr.
Thomas M. Waller New London, D 1870-71 1 yr.
Hiram Appleman Groton, R 1871-73 2 yrs.
D. W. Edgecomb Fairfield, R 1873 12 d.
Marvin H. Sanger Canterbury, D 1873-77 4 yrs.
Dwight Morris Bridgeport, D 1877-79 2 yrs.
David Torrance Derby, R 1879-81 2 yrs.
Charles E. Searls Thompson, R 1881-83 2 yrs.
D. Ward Northrop Middletown, D 1883-85 2 yrs.
Charles A. Russell Killingly, R 1885-87 2 yrs.
Leverett M. Hubbard Wallingford, R 1887-89 2 yrs.
R. Jay Walsh Greenwich, R 1889-93 4 yrs.
John J. Phelan Bridgeport, D 1893-95 2 yrs.
William C. Mowry Norwich, R 1895-97 2 yrs.
Charles Phelps Rockville, R 1897-99 2 yrs.
Huber Clark Willimantic, R 1899-1901 2 yrs.
Charles G. R. Vinal Middletown, R 1901-05 4 yrs.
Theodore Bodenwein New London, R 1905-09 4 yrs.
Matthew H. Rogers Bridgeport, R 1909-13 4 yrs.
Albert Phillips Stamford, D 1913-15 2 yrs.
Charles D. Burnes Greenwich, R 1915-17 2 yrs.
Frederick L. Perry New Haven, R 1917-21 4 yrs.
Donald J. Warner Salisbury, R 1921-23 2 yrs.
Francis A. Pallotti Hartford, R 1923-29 6 yrs.
William L. Higgins Coventry, R 1929-33 4 yrs.
John A. Danaher Hartford, R 1933-35 2 yrs.
C. John Satti New London, D 1935-39 4 yrs.
Sara B. Crawford Westport, R 1939-41 2 yrs.
Chase G. Woodhouse New London, D 1941-43 2 yrs.
Frances B. Redick Newington, R 1943-45 2 yrs.
Charles J. Prestia New Britain, D 1945-47 2 yrs.
Frances B. Redick Newington, R 1947-49 2 yrs.
Winifred McDonald Waterbury, D 1949-51 2 yrs.
Alice K. Leopold Weston, R 1951-53 2 yrs. 10 m. 27 d.
Charles B. Keats Bridgeport, R 1953-55 1 yr. 1 m. 4 d.
Mildred P. Allen Hartford, R 1955-59 4 yrs.
Ella T. Grasso Windsor Locks, D 1959-71 12 yrs.
Gloria Schaffer Woodbridge, D 1971-78 7 yrs. 8 m. 19 d.
Henry S. Cohn West Hartford, D 1978-79 3 m. 9 d.
Barbara B. Kennelly Hartford, D 1979-82 3 yrs. 22 d.
Maura L. Melley Wethersfield, D 1982-83 11 m. 8 d.
Julia H. Tashjian Windsor, D 1983-91 8 yrs.
Pauline R. Kezer Plainville, R 1991-95 4 yrs.
Miles S. Rapoport West Hartford, D 1995-99 4 yrs.
Susan Bysiewicz Middletown, D 1999-2011 12 yrs.
Denise Merrill Mansfield, D 2011- Incumbent

References

  1. ^ Overview of the Office of the Secretary of the State

External links


v · d · eState secretaries of state in the United States
   

AL: Beth Chapman (R)
AK: No such office
AR: Mark Martin (R)
AZ: Ken Bennett (R)
CA: Debra Bowen (D)
CO: Scott Gessler (R)
CT: Denise Merrill (D)
DE: Harriet Smith Windsor (D)
FL: Kurt S. Browning (R)
GA: Brian Kemp (R)

HI: No such office
ID: Ben Ysursa (R)
IL: Jesse White (D)
IN: Charlie White (R)
IA: Matt Schultz (R)
KS: Kris Kobach (R)
KY: Elaine Walker (D)
LA: Tom Schedler (R)
MD: John P. McDonough (D)
MA: Bill Galvin (D)

ME: Charlie Summers (R)
MI: Ruth Johnson (R)
MN: Mark Ritchie (D)
MS: Delbert Hosemann (R)
MO: Robin Carnahan (D)
MT: Linda McCulloch (D)
NE: John Gale (R)
NV: Ross Miller (D)
NH: Bill Gardner (I)
NJ: Kim Guadagno (R)

NM: Dianna Duran (R)
NY: Cesar A. Perales (D)
NC: Elaine Marshall (D)
ND: Al Jaeger (R)
OH: Jon Husted (R)
OK: Glenn Coffee (R)
OR: Kate Brown (D)
PA: Carol Aichele (R)
RI: Ralph Mollis (D)
SC: Mark Hammond (R)

SD: Jason Gant (R)
TN: Tre Hargett (R)
TX: Esperanza Andrade (R)
UT: No such office
VT: Jim Condos (D)
VA: Janet Polarek (R)
WA: Sam Reed (R)
WV: Natalie Tennant (D)
WI: Doug La Follette (D)
WY: Max Maxfield (R)
AS: Lt. Gov. Ipulasi A. Sunia (D)
DC: Cynthia Brock-Smith (D)
GU: Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio (R)
PR: Kenneth McClintock (D-NPP)
VI: No such office
In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the office is called the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In states without the office, the lieutenant governor may perform some of the typical duties of a Secretary of State.
v · d · eFlag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Constitutional Officers
Governor  • Lieutenant Governor  • Secretary of the State  • Treasurer  • Comptroller  • Attorney General



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