Joseph Santo is a former Republican member of the

Connecticut Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Se ...

, representing Norwalk and part of

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in Connecticut's 25th District from 1986 to 1987. He won the seat in a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of State Senator

Andrew J. Santaniello, Jr. Andrew Julio Santaniello (August 31, 1926 – March 15, 1986) was a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate, representing Norwalk and part of Darien, Connecticut Darien ( ) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United Stat ...

He defeated John Atkin for the seat, but was defeated by Atkin later the same year in the general election. After his term in the Connecticut Senate, he was elected to the Norwalk Common Council. He also served on the Norwalk Zoning Commission.

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