Connecticut's 117th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 117th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Milford, Orange, and West Haven. It has been represented by Democrat MJ Shannon since 2025.[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Ina Vestal	Republican	1967 – 1969	Woodbridge
John D. McHugh	Republican	1969 – 1973	Orange	Redistricted to the 114th District
William H. Hofmeister	Republican	1973 – 1975	Milford
Joseph Bogdan	Democratic	1975 – 1977	Milford
William H. Hofmeister	Republican	1977 – 1985	Milford
Raymond V. "Ray" Collins	Republican	1985 – 1987	West Haven
Arthur C. Gilbert	Democratic	1987 – 1989	West Haven
Raymond V. "Ray" Collins	Republican	1989 – 2005	West Haven
Paul Davis	Democratic	2005 – 2015	Orange
Charles Ferraro	Republican	2015 – 2025	West Haven
MJ Shannon	Democratic	2025 – present	Milford

Recent elections

2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 117[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Ferraro (incumbent)	7,353	53.91
	Democratic	Tony Sutton	5,884	43.14
	Independent Party	Tony Sutton	216	1.58
	Working Families	Tony Sutton	187	1.37
Total votes			13,640	100.00
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Ferraro (Incumbent)	6,027	55.3
	Democratic	Cindy Wolfe Boynton	4,867	44.7
Total votes			10,894	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Ferraro (Incumbent)	6,746	56.58
	Democratic	Sean Ronan	5,177	43.42
Total votes			11,923	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Ferraro	3,946	46.9
	Democratic	Paul Davis (Incumbent)	4,138	49.2
	Independent Party	Charles Ferraro	335	4.0
Total votes			8,419	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 117[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Davis	7,850	100.00
Total votes			7,850	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 117". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
2. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.