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Secretary of the State of Connecticut

Secretary of the State of Connecticut

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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.

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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:

List of secretaries of state of Connecticut

Before statehood

Name Town Term of service Years of service
Edward Hopkins Hartford 1639–1641 2 yrs.
Thomas Welles Hartford 1641–1648 7 yrs.
John Cullick Hartford, O 1648–1658 10 yrs.
Daniel Clark Windsor, O 1658–1664, 1665–1667 8 yrs.
John Allyn Hartford, O 1664–1665, 1667–1696 30 yrs.
Eleazer Kimberly Glastonbury, O 1696–1709 13 yrs.
William Whiting Hartford, O 1709 3 mo.
Caleb Stanly Hartford, O 1709–1712 3 yrs.
Richard Lord Hartford, O 1712 17 d.
Hezekiah Wyllys Hartford, O 1712–1735 23 yrs.
George Wyllys Hartford, O 1735–1796 61 yrs.

Since statehood

Connecticut ratified the United States Constitution and gained statehood in 1788.

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