Martin Looney

Martin M. Looney

President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2015
Preceded by	Donald E. Williams, Jr.
Connecticut Senator from the 11th District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Preceded by	Anthony V. Avallone
Constituency	represents Hamden, and New Haven
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-23) July 23, 1948 New Haven, Connecticut
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ellen Ritchie
Residence	New Haven

Martin M. Looney (born July 23, 1948) is an American politician. Looney, a Democrat, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1993. From 2003–2014, Looney served as Majority Leader of the Senate; in 2015 he became President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

Looney, a resident of New Haven, represents the eastern half of the city as well as part of Hamden in the Connecticut Senate. He is also a part-time professor at Quinnipiac University and the University of New Haven in Hamden, CT and West Haven, CT, respectively, where he teaches classes such as State and Local Governments.

Looney was born in New Haven and graduated from Fairfield University and later received his M.A. in English from University of Connecticut followed by his J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law Prior to being elected to the Connecticut Senate, Looney served as a Connecticut state representative.

In July 2016, Looney said he would "certainly" consider running for governor of Connecticut if incumbent Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman declined to run.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/looney_acting_guv/

External links

Martin Looney official website
Connecticut General Assembly - Martin M. Looney bills introduced
Project Vote Smart - Representative Martin Looney (CT) profile
Follow the Money - Martin M Looney
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions

Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Carbone	Connecticut state representative for the Ninety-Sixth District 1981–1993	Succeeded by Cameron C. Staples
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by Anthony V. Avallone	Connecticut Senator from the Eleventh District 1993–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by George Jepsen	Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate 2003–2014	Succeeded by Bob Duff

Members of the Connecticut State Senate

President of the Senate Nancy Wyman (D) President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D) Majority Leader Bob Duff (D) Minority Leader Len Fasano (R)

John Fonfara (D) Eric D. Coleman (D) Tim Larson (D) Steve Cassano (D) Beth Bye (D) Theresa Gerratana (D) John A. Kissel (R) Kevin Witkos (R) Paul R. Doyle (D) Gary Holder-Winfield (D) Martin M. Looney (D) Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (D) Danté Bartolomeo (D) Gayle Slossberg (D) Joan Hartley (D) Joe Markley (R) Joseph Crisco Jr. (D) Andrew M. Maynard (D) Catherine Osten (D) Paul Formica (R) Kevin Kelly (R) Marilyn Moore (D) Ed Gomes (D) Michael McLachlan (R) Bob Duff (D) Toni Boucher (R) Carlo Leone (D) Tony Hwang (R) Mae Flexer (D) Clark Chapin (R) Henri Martin (R) Rob Kane (R) Art Linares (R) Len Fasano (R) Tony Guglielmo (R) Scott Frantz (R)

Democratic (21) Republican (15) Connecticut General Assembly Connecticut House of Representatives Connecticut State Senate

Current Senate Majority Leaders of the United States

United States Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

AL Greg Reed (R) AK John Coghill (R) AZ Steve Yarbrough (R) AR Jim Hendren (R) CA Bill Monning (D) CO Mark Scheffel (R) CT Bob Duff (D) DE David McBride (D) FL Bill Galvano (R) GA Bill Cowsert (R) HI J. Kalani English (D) ID Bart Davis (R) IL James Clayborne Jr. (D) IN Brandt Hershman (R) IA Michael Gronstal (D) KS Terry Bruce (R) KY Damon Thayer (R) LA Danny Martiny (R) ME Garrett Mason (R) MD Catherine E. Pugh (D) MA Harriette L. Chandler (D) MI Arlan Meekhof (R) MN Tom Bakk (D) MS Terry C. Burton (R) MO Mike Kehoe (R) MT Matthew Rosendale (R) NE Galen Hadley (I) NV Michael Roberson (R) NH Jeb Bradley (R) NJ Loretta Weinberg (D) NM Michael Sanchez (D) NY John J. Flanagan (R) NC Harry Brown (R) ND Rich Wardner (R) OH Tom Patton (R) OK Mike Schulz (R) OR Diane Rosenbaum (D) PA Jake Corman (R) RI Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) SC A. Shane Massey (R) SD Tim Rave (R) TN Mark Norris (R) TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Ralph Okerlund (R) VT Philip Baruth (D) VA Tommy Norment (R) WA Mark Schoesler (R) WV Mitch Carmichael (R) WI Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) WY Eli Bebout (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D)

italics indicate no majority leader, closest equivalent is shown

Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Connecticut

U.S. Senators	Dick Blumenthal Chris Murphy

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

Senate	Donald Williams, President pro tempore Martin Looney, Majority Leader John McKinney, Minority Leader

House	Brendan Sharkey, Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, Majority Leader Lawrence Cafero, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Chase Rogers, Chief Justice Richard Palmer Peter Zarella Dennis Eveleigh Andrew McDonald Carmen Espinosa Richard Robinson Christine Vertefeuille, Associate Justices

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Martin Looney

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