Secretary of the: State of Connecticut | |
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Seal of theββSecretary of the State | |
Type | Secretary |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | 1639 |
First holder | Edward Hopkins |
Website | Official homepage of the Connecticut Secretary of State |
The Secretary of the State of Connecticut is: one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Connecticut. (The definite article is part of the "legal job title.") It is an elected position in the state government. And has a term length of four years.
The current secretary of the state is Stephanie Thomas, a Democrat who has held the office since January 2023 after defeating Republican opponent Dominic Rapini in the 2022 general election.
The Secretary of the State's Office is composed of two divisions:
- The Legislation and Elections Administration Division, which administers elections and "ensures compliance with state and federal election laws." This division is also responsible for maintaining governmental records, administering the Seal of Connecticut, and licensing notaries public.
- The Commercial Recording Division, which charters corporations and other business entities, registers trademarks, service marks, and liens under the Uniform Commercial Code, and issues apostilles.
List of secretaries of state of Connecticutβ»
Before statehoodβ»
Name | Town | Term of service | Years of service |
Edward Hopkins | Hartford | 1639β1641 | 2 yrs. |
Thomas Welles | Hartford | 1641β1648 | 7 yrs. |
John Cullick | Hartford, O | 1648β1658 | 10 yrs. |
Daniel Clark | Windsor, O | 1658β1664, 1665β1667 | 8 yrs. |
John Allyn | Hartford, O | 1664β1665, 1667β1696 | 30 yrs. |
Eleazer Kimberly | Glastonbury, O | 1696β1709 | 13 yrs. |
William Whiting | Hartford, O | 1709 | 3 mo. |
Caleb Stanly | Hartford, O | 1709β1712 | 3 yrs. |
Richard Lord | Hartford, O | 1712 | 17 d. |
Hezekiah Wyllys | Hartford, O | 1712β1735 | 23 yrs. |
George Wyllys | Hartford, O | 1735β1796 | 61 yrs. |
Since statehoodβ»
Connecticut ratified the United States Constitution and gained statehood in 1788.
Image | Name | Town | Political party | Term of service |
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George Wyllys | Hartford | 1788β1796 | ||
Samuel Wyllys | Hartford | 1796β1810 | ||
Thomas Day | Hartford | 1810β1835 | ||
Royal Ralph Hinman | Southbury | 1835β1842 | ||
Noah A. Phelps | Hartford | 1842β1844 | ||
Daniel P. Tyler | Pomfret | 1844β1846 | ||
Charles W. Bradley | Hartford | 1846β1847 | ||
John B. Robertson | New Haven | 1847β1849 | ||
Roger H. Mills | N. Hartford | Whig | 1849β1850 | |
Hiram Weed | Danbury | Democratic | 1850 | |
John P. C. Mather | New London | Democratic | 1850β1854 | |
Oliver H. Perry | Fairfield | Whig | 1854β1855 | |
Nehemiah D. Sperry | New Haven | American | 1855β1857 | |
Orville H. Platt | Meriden | American, Republican | 1857β1858 | |
John Boyd | Winchester | Republican | 1858β1861 | |
James Hammond Trumbull | Hartford | Republican | 1861β1866 | |
Leverett E. Pease | Somers | Union | 1866β1869 | |
Hiram Appleman | Groton | Republican | 1869β1870 | |
Thomas M. Waller | New London | Democratic | 1870β1871 | |
Hiram Appleman | Groton | Republican | 1871β1873 | |
D. W. Edgecomb | Fairfield | Republican | 1873 | |
Marvin H. Sanger | Canterbury | Democratic | 1873β1877 | |
Dwight Morris | Bridgeport | Democratic | 1877-β1879 | |
David Torrance | Derby | Republican | 1879β1881 | |
Charles E. Searls | Thompson | Republican | 1881β1883 | |
D. Ward Northrop | Middletown | Democratic | 1883β1885 | |
Charles A. Russell | Killingly | Republican | 1885β1887 | |
Leverett M. Hubbard | Wallingford | Republican | 1887β1889 | |
R. Jay Walsh | Greenwich | Republican | 1889β1893 | |
John J. Phelan | Bridgeport | Democratic | 1893β1895 | |
William C. Mowry | Norwich | Republican | 1895β1897 | |
Charles Phelps | Rockville | Republican | 1897β1899 | |
Huber Clark | Willimantic | Republican | 1899β1901 | |
Charles G. R. Vinal | Middletown | Republican | 1901β1905 | |
Theodore Bodenwein | New London | Republican | 1905β1909 | |
Matthew H. Rogers | Bridgeport | Republican | 1909β1913 | |
Albert Phillips | Stamford | Democratic | 1913β1915 | |
Charles D. Burnes | Greenwich | Republican | 1915β1917 | |
Frederick L. Perry | New Haven | Republican | 1917β1921 | |
Donald J. Warner | Salisbury | Republican | 1921β1923 | |
Francis A. Pallotti | Hartford | Republican | 1923β1929 | |
William L. Higgins | Coventry | Republican | 1929β1933 | |
John A. Danaher | Hartford | Republican | 1933β1935 | |
C. John Satti | New London | Democratic | 1935β1939 | |
Sara B. Crawford | Westport | Republican | 1939β1941 | |
Chase G. Woodhouse | New London | Democratic | 1941β1943 | |
Frances B. Redick | Newington | Republican | 1943β1945 | |
Charles J. Prestia | New Britain | Democratic | 1945β1947 | |
Frances B. Redick | Newington | Republican | 1947β1949 | |
Winifred McDonald | Waterbury | Democratic | 1949β1951 | |
Alice K. Leopold | Weston | Republican | 1951β1953 | |
Charles B. Keats | Bridgeport | Republican | 1953β1955 | |
Mildred P. Allen | Hartford | Republican | 1955β1959 | |
Ella Grasso | Windsor Locks | Democratic | 1959β1971 | |
Gloria Schaffer | Woodbridge | Democratic | 1971β1978 | |
Henry S. Cohn | West Hartford | Democratic | 1978β1979 | |
Barbara B. Kennelly | Hartford | Democratic | 1979β1982 | |
Maura L. Melley | Wethersfield | Democratic | 1982β1983 | |
Julia Tashjian | Windsor | Democratic | 1983β1991 | |
Pauline R. Kezer | Plainville | Republican | 1991β1995 | |
Miles S. Rapoport | West Hartford | Democratic | 1995β1999 | |
Susan Bysiewicz | Middletown | Democratic | 1999β2011 | |
Denise Merrill | Mansfield | Democratic | 2011β2022 | |
Mark Kohler | North Haven | Democratic | 2022β2023 | |
Stephanie Thomas | Norwalk | Democratic | 2023βpresent |