Kerry Szeps Wood

Kerry Szeps Wood
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byAntonio Guerrera
Personal details
Born (1978-04-13) April 13, 1978 (age 46)
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceRocky Hill
Alma materAmerican University (BA, BS)

Kerry Szeps Wood (born April 13, 1978) is an American politician who serves in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 29th district in Hartford County. She has held the position since 2018.

Personal life

Career

Wood currently works at New England Retail Properties in Wethersfield, CT as a commercial real estate agent.[1]

Political career

Wood is a current member of the Rocky Hill Democratic Town Committee and served as president of the CT Young Democrats.[1]

She was first elected to the State House in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 44 percent of Republican candidate Andrew Lanciotto.[2] Prior to her election, the office was filled by current Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Antonio Guerrera (D),[3] who had stepped down to run for an open seat in Connecticut's 9th State Senate district.[4]

Currently, Wood serves as Co-Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee. She is also a member of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee and the Commerce Committee in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Election Results

2022 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Szeps Wood* 4,939 54.7
Republican Pankaj Prakash 4,092 45.3
2020 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Szeps Wood* 7,776 57.9
Republican/Independent Henry Vasel 5,663 42.1
2018 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerry Szeps Wood 5,817 55.7
Republican Andrew Lanciotto 4,622 44.3

References

  1. ^ a b "State Representative Kerry Wood Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "About the Department of Motor Vehicles". CT.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ^ "The Real Story: Tony Guerrara". fox61.com. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Connecticut House of Representatives District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-23.


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