Connecticut's 147th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 147th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Stamford and Darien and has been represented by Democrat Matt Blumenthal since 2019.[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Thomas E. Tierney	Democratic	1967 – 1969	Norwalk
John Fabrizio	Republican	1969 – 1973	Norwalk	Redistricted to the 140th District
James F. Bingham	Republican	1973 – 1975	Stamford	Redistricted from the 157th District
Chris Shays	Republican	1975 – 1987	Stamford	Elected to U.S. Congress
Christopher Burnham	Republican	1987 – 1993	Stamford	Served as State Treasurer
Michael Fedele	Republican	1993 – 2003	Stamford	Served as Lieutenant Governor
Donald Sherer	Republican	2003 – 2007	Stamford
William Tong	Democratic	2007 – 2019	Stamford	Serving as Attorney General
Matt Blumenthal	Democratic	2019 – present	Stamford	Son of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal

Recent Elections

2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 147th District [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Blumenthal (incumbent)	5,265	60.19
	Republican	Abraham David Viera	3,482	39.81
Total votes			8,747	100.0

2020

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 147[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Blumenthal (incumbent)	8,451	62.02
	Republican	Dan Maymin	5,176	37.98
Total votes			13,627	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 147[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Blumenthal	6,187	58.9
	Republican	Anzelmo Graziosi	4,326	41.1
Total votes			10,513	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 147[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Tong (Incumbent)	8,258	100.00
Total votes			8,258	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 147[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Tong (Incumbent)	3,905	51.0
	Republican	Dennis Mahoney	3,553	46.4
	Independent Party	Dennis Mahoney	198	2.6
Total votes			7,656	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 147[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Tong (Incumbent)	6,214	56.9
	Republican	Dennis Mahoney	4,708	43.1
Total votes			10,922	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 147". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
2. "Public Reporting".
3. "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
4. cbia (November 9, 2016). "2016 State House Results". cbia.com. CBIA. Retrieved August 12, 2022.