Denise Merrill

Denise Merrill


73rd Secretary of State of Connecticut
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2011
Governor	Dan Malloy
Preceded by	Susan Bysiewicz
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 54th district
In office January 1995 – January 5, 2011
Preceded by	Jonathan Pelto
Succeeded by	Gregory Haddad
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-08) October 8, 1948 San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Connecticut, Storrs University of Connecticut, Hartford
Website	Government website

Denise W. Merrill (born October 8, 1948) is a Democratic politician and the current Connecticut Secretary of the State.^[1] Merrill was previously a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Education

Merrill graduated from the University of Connecticut.^[2]

State House

Merrill was first elected to office in 1994 and served as the House Majority Leader after being elected to that position prior to the 2009 legislative session and until becoming Secretary of the State. Previously, Merrill had served as the House Chair on the Appropriations Committee from 2005-2008. In the State House she represented Fifty-Fourth Assembly District, which includes the towns of Mansfield and Chaplin.

Secretary of State

Following the state Democratic primary held on August 10, 2010, Merrill became her party's nominee for Secretary of the State for the November 2010 election.^[3] She went on to defeat Republican candidate Jerry Farrell Jr. on November 2.

Personal

Merrill is also a classically trained pianist. She has three grown children and one grandchild.^[2]

References

↑ "News From The Associated Press". Hosted.ap.org. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
1 2 "SOTS: The Biography of Denise Merrill". Sots.ct.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
↑ "Connecticut Primaries: Results". Hartford Courant. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.

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Office of the Secretary of the State

Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Jonathan Pelto	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 54th district 1995–2011	Succeeded by Gregory Haddad
Preceded by Christopher Donovan	Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives 2009–2011	Succeeded by Brendan Sharkey
Political offices
Preceded by Susan Bysiewicz	Secretary of State of Connecticut 2011–present	Incumbent

State secretaries of state in the United States

AL John Merrill (R) AK Byron Mallott (D) AZ Michele Reagan (R) AR Mark Martin (R) CA Alex Padilla (D) CO Wayne Williams (R) CT Denise Merrill (D) DE Jeffrey Bullock (D) FL Ken Detzner (R) GA Brian Kemp (R) HI Shan Tsutsui (D) ID Lawerence Denney (R) IL Jesse White (D) IN Connie Lawson (R) IA Paul Pate (R) KS Kris Kobach (R) KY Alison Grimes (D) LA Tom Schedler (R) ME Matthew Dunlap (D) MD John Wobensmith (R) MA Bill Galvin (D) MI Ruth Johnson (R) MN Steve Simon (D) MS Delbert Hosemann (R) MO Jason Kander (D) MT Linda McCulloch (D) NE John Gale (R) NV Barbara Cegavske (R) NH Bill Gardner (D) NJ Kim Guadagno (R) NM Brad Winter (R) NY Cesar Perales (D) NC Elaine Marshall (D) ND Al Jaeger (R) OH Jon Husted (R) OK Chris Benge (R) OR Jeanne Atkins (D) PA Pedro Cortés (D) RI Nellie Gorbea (D) SC Mark Hammond (R) SD Shantel Krebs (R) TN Tre Hargett (R) TX Carlos Cascos (R) UT Spencer Cox (R) VT Jim Condos (D) VA Levar Stoney (D) WA Kim Wyman (R) WV Natalie Tennant (D) WI Doug La Follette (D) WY Ed Murray (R) DC Lauren Vaughan (D) Territories: AS Lemanu Mauga (D) GU Ray Tenorio (R) MP Ralph Torres (R) PR Víctor Suárez-Meléndez (D) VI Osbert Potter (I)

Political party affiliations: 30 Republican 25 Democratic 1 Independent italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed

Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Connecticut

U.S. Senators	Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy

State government	Dannel Malloy, Governor Nancy Wyman, Lieutenant Governor Denise Merrill, Secretary of State George Jepsen, Attorney General Denise L. Nappier, Treasurer Kevin Lembo, State Comptroller

Senate	Martin Looney, Majority leader Donald E. Williams, Jr., President pro tempore John P. McKinney, Minority leader

House	Brendan Sharkey, Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, Majority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Chase T. Rogers, Chief Justice Richard N. Palmer Peter T. Zarella Dennis G. Eveleigh Andrew J. McDonald Carmen E. Espinosa Richard A. Robinson Christine S. Vertefeuille

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