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Matthew Lesser

Democratic · Connecticut · 2026 · Incumbent

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Connecticut Senate District 9Connecticut · 2026Capitol Planning Region sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Support affordable health care and public education

Per the campaign site.

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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