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Matthew Lesser

Democratic · Connecticut · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Connecticut Senate District 9, Connecticut

Top priorities

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  • Support affordable health care and public education
Biography

Matthew Lesser is the Democratic state senator representing Middletown, Cromwell, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield, seeking reelection, per his campaign site. He chairs the Human Services Committee, per his campaign site. Lesser lives in Middletown's North End with his wife Sarah, an attorney, and their two children, per his campaign site.

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