Connecticut's 2nd assembly district

The Second Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Dan Carter. The district consists of parts of the towns of Redding, Bethel and part of the city of Danbury Prior to 2002, the 2nd District was one of six districts located entirely within the city of Hartford, but its old boundaries were abolished due to population decline in Hartford and the district was added to suburban Fairfield County, an area of much faster growth.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Barnaby W. Horton	Democratic	1999 – 2003	Hartford
District moved from Hartford to Danbury, Redding and Bethel
Hank Bielawa	Republican	2003 – 2007	Redding	Did not seek reelection
Jason Bartlett	Democratic	2007 – 2011	Bethel	Defeated
Dan Carter	Republican	2011-	Bethel

Recent elections

Elections after boundary change

State Election 2008: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	5,966	54.3	+0.4
	Republican	Melanie O'Brien	4,603	41.9	-1.2
	Independent	Melanie O'Brien	418	3.8
Majority			945	8.6	+0.9
Turnout			10,987
	Democratic hold		Swing	+0.4

State Election 2006: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	4,112	53.9	+4.3
	Republican	Jim Gallagher	3,294	43.1	-5.2
	Independent	Jim Gallagher	230	3.0
Majority			588	7.7	+6.9
Turnout			7,636
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+4.3

State Election 2004: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	5,234	49.6	+4.4
	Republican	Hank Bielawa	5,102	48.3	-3.7
	Independent	Hank Bielawa	219	2.1
Majority			87	0.8	-6.0
Turnout			10,555
	Republican hold		Swing	-3.0

State Election 2002: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hank Bielawa	3,563	52.0
	Democratic	Jason Bartlett	3,100	45.2
	Independent	Robert Fand	192	2.8
Majority			463	6.8
Turnout			6,855
	Republican hold		Swing

Elections before boundary change

State Election 2000: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barnaby W. Horton	3,025	100.0	+12.0
Majority			8,539	100.0	+24.0
Turnout			8,539
	Democratic hold		Swing	+12.0

State Election 1998: House District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barnaby W. Horton	2,305	88.0
	Republican	Peter F. Brush	314	12.0
Majority			1,991	76.0
Turnout			2,619
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Google Maps - Connecticut House Districts