HARTFORD – The 25-member Senate Democrat Caucus today voted to re-elect state Senator Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) as Senate President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader, respectively, for the 2025-2026 legislative session.
Senate President Pro Tem Looney and Senate Majority Leader Duff will now oversee the largest Senate Democratic Caucus – 25 members – since the 1987-1988 legislative session. The Democratic Senate supermajority is the largest since the party lever was abolished in the 1986 referendum.
The 25 member majority is the third-largest Senate Democratic Caucus since 1887, according to the 2023 State Register and Manual. Democrats had 25 Senate seats in 1967 and 1987, 26 seats in 1937 and 1979, and 29 seats in 1959 and 1975.
“The 2024 election was a tremendous victory for Senate Democrats statewide, as our arguments resonated strongly with voters to support Connecticut’s families, workers, and residents and chose to trust us with more leadership in the Senate Chamber. We are honored to have the trust of a once-in-a-generation supermajority of Democratic State Senators to continue our legislative leadership for the next two years as Senate President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader. We want to thank the people of Connecticut for their ongoing faith in Democrats to deliver public policies that improve their lives and this great state. We pledge to work for all the people of Connecticut over the next two years,” said Sens. Looney and Duff.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kevin Coughlin | 203-710-0193 | kevin.coughlin@cga.ct.gov
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