Juan R. Candelaria (born October 27, 1970) is an American Democratic politician. He is a member of the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each ...

from the 95th District, being first elected in 2002. He is a member of the Appropriations, Education, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committees and the Joint Committee on Legislative Management Committee. Candelaria is a graduate of

Albertus Magnus College Albertus Magnus College is a private Catholic university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now Dominican Sisters of Peace). Its campus is in the Prospect Hill ...

and holds a Master of Business Administration MBA from the

University of New Haven The University of New Haven (UNH) is a private university in West Haven, Connecticut, United States. History The University of New Haven was founded in 1920 as the New Haven YMCA Junior College, a division of Northeastern University, which sha ...

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1970 births Albertus Magnus College alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives People from Hatillo, Puerto Rico University of New Haven alumni 21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly {{Connecticut-politician-stub