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Denise W. Merrill 
Representative Merrill on the opening day of the 2009 session Secretary of the State of Connecticut Incumbent Assumed office
January 5, 2011Preceded by Susan Bysiewicz Connecticut State Representative from the 54th District In office
1995 – January 5, 2011Preceded by Jonathan W. Pelto Succeeded by Gregory Haddad Constituency Represented Mansfield and Chaplin Personal details Political party Democratic Residence Mansfield, Connecticut Website Office of the Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill is a Democratic politician and the current Connecticut Secretary of the State.[1] Merrill was previously a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
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Education
Merrill graduated from the University of Connecticut.[2]
State House
Merrill was first elected to office in 1994 and served as the House Majority Leader after being elected to that position prior to the 2009 legislative session and until becoming Secretary of the State. Previously, Merrill had served as the House Chair on the Appropriations Committee from 2005-2008. In the State House she represented Fifty-Fourth Assembly District, which includes the towns of Mansfield and Chaplin.
Secretary of State
Following the state Democratic primary held on August 10, 2010, Merrill became her party's nominee for Secretary of the State for the November 2010 election.[3] She went on to defeat Republican candidate Jerry Farrell Jr. on November 2.
Personal
Merrill is also a classically trained pianist. She has three grown children and one grandchild.[4]
References
- ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2010/general/by_state/statewide/CT.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS
- ^ http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3181&q=469626
- ^ "Connecticut Primaries: Results". Hartford Courant. August 10, 2010. http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/08/connecticut-primaries-state-ho.html. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3181&q=469626
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Connecticut House of Representatives Preceded by
Jonathan W. PeltoConnecticut state representative for the 54th District
1995–2011Succeeded by
Gregory HaddadPolitical offices Preceded by
Christopher DonovanMajority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
2009-2011Succeeded by
Brendan SharkeyPreceded by
Susan BysiewiczSecretary of the State of Connecticut
2011-Succeeded by
IncumbentState 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 officeIn 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.Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Connecticut U.S. Senators 
State government Dan Malloy, Governor · Nancy Wyman, Lieutenant Governor · Denise Merrill, Secretary of State · George Jepsen, Attorney General · Denise L. Nappier, Treasurer · Kevin P. Lembo, State ComptrollerSenate Martin M. Looney, Majority leader · Donald E. Williams, Jr., President pro tempore · John P. McKinney, Minority leaderHouse Christopher G. Donovan, Speaker of the House · Brendan Sharkey, Majority Leader · Lawrence F. Cafero, Minority LeaderSupreme Court Chase T. Rogers, Chief Justice · Flemming L. Norcott, Jr. · Richard N. Palmer · Peter T. Zarella · C. Ian McLachlan · Dennis G. Eveleigh · Lubbie Harper, JrAL • AK • AZ • AR • CA • CO • CT • DE • FL • GA • HI • ID • IL • IN • IA • KS • KY • LA • ME • MD • MA • MI • MN • MS • MO • MT • NE • NV • NH • NJ • NM • NY • NC • ND • OH • OK • OR • PA • RI • SC • SD • TN • TX • UT • VT • VA • WA • WV • WI • WY Categories:- Living people
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