Eric D. Coleman

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name = Eric D. Coleman

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birth_date = 1951
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residence = Bloomfield
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office = Connecticut Senator from the 2nd District
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term_start = 1995
term_end = present
predecessor = Thirman L. Milner
successor = Incumbent
party = Democrat
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constituency = represents Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor
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spouse = Pamela Coleman
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Eric D. Coleman is a Democratic Party politician in the United States. He currently serves as state senator of Connecticut's 2nd District, representing Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor. He served as a state representative from 1983 to 1994, and currently holds the position of Deputy President Pro Tempore in the Connecticut Senate.

Coleman is a graduate of Pomfret School, Columbia University, and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

In 2001, he became the first African-American to chair the Judiciary Committee, and now holds the chairmanship of the Planning and Development Committee.

ee also

*Connecticut Senate

External links

* [http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Coleman.html Eric D. Coleman] official website
* [http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code='S02'&dist_name=S02%20-%20Coleman,%20Eric%20D. Connecticut General Assembly - Eric D. Coleman] bills introduced
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=7102 Project Vote Smart - Representative Eric D. Coleman (CT)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Eric D Coleman
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20067&c=419082 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20047&c=408097 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20027&c=3557 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20007&c=348423 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19987&c=348034 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19967&c=347910 1996] campaign contributions