Connecticut's 1st Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat John Larson, who has represented the
district since 1999.
Geography
The First District encompasses much of central Connecticut and includes municipalities within Hartford, Litchfield, and
Middlesex counties.
The district has been considered the metropolitan Hartford district since its inception. The 2002 reapportionment caused
certain more distant areas to be added to the district from the defunct Sixth District such as Bristol and Winsted, thus creating
a more elongated district.
Municipalities
Source: Representative John B. Larson:
First District. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
Demographics
John Kerry defeated George W. Bush 60% to 39% in
this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +14.
The district has the lowest Republican voter performance of the five Connecticut house seats and has elected only Democrats to
the House since 1956.
| Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[1] |
| Party |
Active Voters |
Inactive Voters |
Total Voters |
Percentage |
| |
Democratic |
156,784 |
11,392 |
168,176 |
40.39% |
| |
Republican |
71,932 |
3,348 |
75,280 |
18.08% |
| |
Unaffiliated |
161,327 |
11,299 |
172,626 |
41.46% |
| |
Minor Parties |
301 |
29 |
330 |
0.07% |
| Total |
390,334 |
26,068 |
416,412 |
100% |
Representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Note |
| District organized from Connecticut's At-large
congressional district in 1837 |
| Isaac Toucey |
Democratic |
March 41837 – March 3,
1839 |
|
|
| Joseph Trumbull |
Whig |
March 41839 – March 3,
1843 |
|
|
| Thomas H. Seymour |
Democratic |
March 41843 – March 3,
1845 |
|
Declined Nomination |
| James Dixon |
Whig |
March 41845 – March 3,
1849 |
|
|
| Loren P. Waldo |
Democratic |
March 41849 – March 3,
1851 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Charles Chapman |
Whig |
March 41851 – March 3,
1853 |
|
Retired to run for Governor |
| James T. Pratt |
Democratic |
March 41853 – March 3,
1855 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Ezra Clark, Jr. |
American |
March 4, 1855 – March 3,
1857 |
|
Changed party |
| Ezra Clark, Jr. |
Republican |
March 4, 1857 – March 3,
1859 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Dwight Loomis |
Republican |
March 4, 1859 – March 3,
1863 |
|
Retired |
| Henry C. Deming |
Republican |
March 4, 1863 – March 3,
1867 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Richard D. Hubbard |
Republican |
March 4, 1867 – March 3,
1869 |
|
Declined Nomination |
| Julius L. Strong |
Republican |
March 4, 1869 – September
7, 1872 |
|
Died |
| Vacant |
September 7, 1872 – December
2, 1872 |
| Joseph R. Hawley |
Republican |
December 21872 – March 3,
1875 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| George M. Landers |
Democratic |
March 41875 – March 3,
1879 |
|
|
| Joseph R. Hawley |
Republican |
March 41879 – March 3,
1881 |
|
Retired to run for US Senate |
| John R. Buck |
Republican |
March 41881 – March 3,
1883 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| William W. Eaton |
Democratic |
March 41883 – March 3,
1885 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| John R. Buck |
Republican |
March 41885 – March 3,
1887 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Robert J. Vance |
Democratic |
March 41887 – March 3,
1889 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| William E. Simonds |
Republican |
March 41889 – March 3,
1891 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Lewis Sperry |
Democratic |
March 41891 – March 3,
1895 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| E. Stevens Henry |
Republican |
March 41895 – March 3,
1913 |
|
Retired |
| Augustine Lonergan |
Democratic |
March 41913 – March 3,
1915 |
|
|
| P. Davis Oakey |
Republican |
March 41915 – March 3,
1917 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Augustine Lonergan |
Democratic |
March 41917 – March 3,
1921 |
|
|
| E. Hart Fenn |
Republican |
March 41921 – March 3,
1931 |
|
Retired |
| Augustine Lonergan |
Democratic |
March 41931 – March 3,
1933 |
|
|
| Herman P. Kopplemann |
Democratic |
March 41933 – January 3,
1939 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| William J. Miller |
Republican |
January 31939 – January
3, 1941 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Herman P. Kopplemann |
Democratic |
January 31941 – January
3, 1943 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| William J. Miller |
Republican |
January 31943 – January
3, 1945 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Herman P. Kopplemann |
Democratic |
January 31945 – January
3, 1947 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| William J. Miller |
Republican |
January 31947 – January
3, 1949 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Abraham A. Ribicoff |
Democratic |
January 31949 – January
3, 1953 |
|
Retired to run for US Senate |
| Thomas J. Dodd |
Democratic |
January 31953 – January
3, 1957 |
|
Retired to run for US Senate |
| Edwin H. May, Jr. |
Republican |
January 31957 – January
3, 1959 |
|
Lost Re-election |
| Emilio Q. Daddario |
Democratic |
January 31959 – January
3, 1971 |
Hartford |
Retired |
| William R. Cotter |
Democratic |
January 31971 – September
8, 1981 |
Hartford |
Died |
| Vacant |
September 9, 1981 – January
11, 1982 |
| Barbara B. Kennelly |
Democratic |
January 12, 1982 – January
3, 1999 |
Hartford |
Retired following an unsuccessful bid for governor |
| John Larson |
Democratic |
January 3, 1999 – present |
East Hartford |
Incumbent |
References
- ^ Registration and
Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
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