Stephen Harding (politician)

Stephen Harding
Harding in 2025

Minority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office February 16, 2024
Preceded by	Kevin Kelly
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Craig Miner
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 107th district
In office February 25, 2015 – January 4, 2023
Preceded by	David Scribner
Succeeded by	Martin Foncello

Personal details
Born	1987 (age 38–39) New York City, New York, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	Albertus Magnus College (BA) New York Law School (JD)
Website	State Senate website

Stephen G. Harding (born July 1987)^[1] is an attorney and American politician from the state of Connecticut. He is the senator for the 30th Senate District and is a member of the Republican Party. Since February 2024, he has served as Senate Minority Leader. He is currently serving his second term, and was first elected in November 2022.

Biography

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Harding was elected to represent the 107th district of the Connecticut House of Representatives in a special election in 2015. He was also elected to the Brookfield Board of Education the same year. He attended Albertus Magnus College and received a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School.^[2] He was elected to represent the 30th district of the Connecticut State Senate in 2022.^[3]^[4] Harding has made cost of living a major component of his political platform when campaigning.^[2] As of his election to the Connecticut State Senate, he was a resident of Brookfield, Connecticut.^[4]

Harding was elected Senate Minority Leader in February 2024 after his predecessor, Kevin Kelly, resigned.^[5]

References

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↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009
1 2 Lyle, Kaitlin (2022-10-10). "Harding, Zimmerman aim to tackle affordability, health care as they seek 30th Senate District seat". CT Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
↑ Lyle, Kaitlin (2022-11-09). "Republican Steve Harding defeats Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman to become 30th District's new state senator". CT Insider. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
1 2 Olson, Emily M. (2022-11-09). "Republicans win in 8th, 30th District CT Senate races". The Hour. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
↑ Pazniokas, Mark (2024-02-22). "New CT Senate GOP leader seeks unity after upheaval". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

Connecticut State Senate
Preceded by Kevin Kelly	Minority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate 2024–present	Incumbent

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U.S. senators	Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy
State government	Ned Lamont, Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant Governor Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State William Tong, Attorney General Erick Russell, Treasurer Sean Scanlon, Comptroller
Senate	Susan Bysiewicz, President Martin Looney, President pro tempore Bob Duff, Majority Leader Stephen Harding, Minority Leader
House	Matthew Ritter, Speaker Bob Godfrey, Speaker pro tempore Jason Rojas, Majority Leader Vincent Candelora, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Raheem L. Mullins, Chief Justice Andrew J. McDonald Gregory D'Auria Steven D. Ecker Nora Dannehy William H. Bright Jr. 1 seat vacant, Associate Justices Christine S. Vertefeuille Christine Keller Joan K. Alexander, Senior Justices

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President of the Senate Susan Bysiewicz (D) President pro tempore Martin Looney (D) Majority Leader Bob Duff (D) Minority Leader Stephen Harding (R)
▌John Fonfara (D) ▌Douglas McCrory (D) ▌Saud Anwar (D) ▌MD Rahman (D) ▌Derek Slap (D) ▌Rick Lopes (D) ▌John Kissel (R) ▌Paul Honig (D) ▌Matt Lesser (D) ▌Gary Winfield (D) ▌Martin Looney (D) ▌Christine Cohen (D) ▌Jan Hochadel (D) ▌James Maroney (D) ▌Joan Hartley (D) ▌Robert Sampson (R) ▌Jorge Cabrera (D) ▌Heather Somers (R) ▌Cathy Osten (D) ▌Martha Marx (D) ▌Jason Perillo (R) ▌Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D) ▌Herron Gaston (D) ▌Julie Kushner (D) ▌Bob Duff (D) ▌Ceci Maher (D) ▌Patricia B. Miller (D) ▌Tony Hwang (R) ▌Mae Flexer (D) ▌Stephen Harding (R) ▌Henri Martin (R) ▌Eric Berthel (R) ▌Norman Needleman (D) ▌Paul Cicarella (R) ▌Jeff Gordon (R) ▌Ryan Fazio (R)
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