The 1st Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the

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. Its current representative is

Matthew Ritter Matthew Delis Ritter (born May 12, 1983) is an American attorney and politician. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party and the 1st District. Personal life Ritter was born in Hart ...

. The district consists of the southeastern part of the town of Bloomfield and northwestern

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, including the neighborhoods of Blue Hills and West End. The district is one of few in Connecticut to have a Black majority population. Owing to this fact, it is one of the safest House districts in Connecticut for Democrats; a Republican candidate has not run in the district in over a decade.

List of representatives

Recent elections

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