The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut serves as the President of the Connecticut Senate , but only casts a vote if required to break a tie. In his or her absence, the President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate presides. The President pro tempore is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution. The President pro tempore is the chief leadership position in the Senate. The Senate majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses.
The current President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate is Martin M. Looney , a Democrat who has served since 2015.
List of presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate [ ]
Name
Town and political party
Term of service
New Haven , (W)
1845
Samuel Ingham
Saybrook , (D)
1846
Thomas C. Perkins
Hartford , (W)
1847
Thomas B. Butler
Norwalk , (W)
1848
Henry Dutton
New Haven , (W)
1849
Samuel Ingham
Saybrook , (D)
1850
Henry E. Peck
New Haven , (W)
1851
James T. Pratt
Rocky Hill , (D)
1852
East Haddam , (D)
1853
John Boyd
, (Free Soil Dem)
1854
James F. Babcock
New Haven , (W)
1855
Watertown , (AR)
1856
Ammi Giddings
Plymouth , (U)
1857
Elisha Carpenter
Killingly , (R)
1858
Glastonbury , (R)
1859
Norwich , (AR)
1860
New Milford , (R)
1861
, (R) (U)
1862
Putnam , (R) (U)
1863
John T. Adams
Norwich , (U)
1864
Orlando J. Hodge
Robertsville , (U)
1865
John T. Wait
Norwich , (U)
1866
Sterling , (R)
1867
Killingly , (R)
1868
David Gallup
Plainfield , (R)
1869
Edward Harland
Norwich , (R)
1870
Marlborough , (R)
1871
Pomfret , (R)
1872
Norwich , (R)
1873
Luzon B. Morris
New Haven , (D)
1874
New Haven , (D)
1875
Ephraim H. Hyde
Stafford , (D)
1876
Oliver Hoyt
Stamford , (R)
1877,78
Putnam , (R)
1879
Torrington , (R)
1880,81
New London , (R)
1882,83
Lorrin A. Cooke
Winsted , (R)
1884
Stonington , (R)
1885,86
Robert J. Walsh
Greenwich , (R)
1887,88
John Manning Hall
Willimantic , (R)
1889,90
Bridgeport , (D)
1891,92
Ansonia , (D)
1893,94
South Norwalk , (R)
1895,96
Bridgeport , (R)
1897,98
Edwin O. Keeler
Norwalk , (R)
1899,1900
Henry Roberts
Hartford , (R)
1901,02
Rollin S. Woodruff
New Haven , (R)
1903,04
Samuel Fessenden
Stamford , (R)
1905,06
Stratford , (R)
1907,08
Torrington , (R)
1909,10
Orange , (R)
1911,12
George Landers
New Britain , (D)
1913,14
Bridgeport , (R)
1915,16
Henry H. Lyman
Middlefield , (R)
1917,18
Stafford Springs , (R)
1919,20
William H. Hall
South Willington , (R)
1921,22
John H. Trumbull
Plainville , (R)
1923,24
Edwin Brainard
Branford , (R)
1925,26
Frederic C. Walcott
Norfolk , (R)
1927,28
Roy C. Wilcox
Meriden , (R)
1929,30
Fairfield , (R)
1931,32
Bridgeport , (D)
1933,34
West Haven , (R)
1935,36
Waterbury , (D)
1937,38
Durham , (R)
1939,40
Norwich , (D)
1941,42
Kent , (R)
1943,44
New Haven , (D)
1945,46
Robert E. Parsons
Farmington , (R)
1947,48
Bridgeport , (D)
1949,50
Putnam , (D)
1951,52
Stratford , (R)
1953,54
Patrick J. Ward
Hartford , (D)
1955,56
Sharon , (R)
1957,58
Anthony Armentano
Hartford , (D)
1959-62
Fred J. Doocy 1
Wapping , (D)
1963-1/16/66
2
New Haven , (D)
1/26/66-1966
Suffield , (D)
1967-72
Peter L. Cashman 3
Lyme , (R)
1973-6/7/73
Florence Finney 4
Cos Cob , (R)
7/10/73-1974
Joseph J. Fauliso 5
Hartford , (D)
1975-80
Franklin , (D)
1981-84
Cheshire , (R)
1985–86
John B. Larson
East Hartford , (D)
1987-94
Kent , (R)
1995-97
Kevin B. Sullivan 6
West Hartford , (D)
1997-7/1/2004
Donald E. Williams, Jr. 7
Brooklyn , (D)
7/1/2004-2014
Martin M. Looney
New Haven , (D)
2015-
1 Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Took oath of office January 17, 1966.
2 Became President Pro Tempore when Fred Doocy became Lieutenant Governor.
3 Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Took oath of office June 7, 1973.
4 Became President Pro Tempore when Peter L. Cashman became Lieutenant Governor.
5 Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Took oath of office December 31, 1980.
6 Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Took oath of office July 1, 2004.
7 Became President Pro Tempore when Kevin B. Sullivan became Lieutenant Governor.
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