Heather Somers
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byAndrew M. Maynard
Mayor of Groton
In office
2012–2014
Preceded byHarry Watson
Succeeded byRita Schmidt
Personal details
Born (1966-04-22) April 22, 1966 (age 58)
Groton, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA)

Heather Bond Somers (born April 22, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut State Senate from the 18th District since 2017.[1][2][3] She previously served as Mayor of Groton from 2012 to 2014.[4] She also served on the Groton Town Council from 2008 to 2018.[5] Somers has a daughter named Grace, a son, Ian, and another daughter, Hayley. She is married to Mark Somers (born June 30, 1966), a cardiologist at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.

Electoral history

2020

Heather Somers won re-election to a third term after defeating Democratic challenger Bob Statchen.

2020 Connecticut State Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Statchen 23,942 47.60
Republican Heather Somers (incumbent) 26,377 52.42
Independent Party Bob Statchen 883 1.75
Working Families Bob Statchen 677 1.35
Total votes 50,319 100.00
Republican hold

2018

Heather Somers won re-election to a 2nd term after defeating Democratic challenger Robert Statchen.

2018 Connecticut State Senate election, District 18[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Total Heather Somers (incumbent) 20,887 54.7
Republican Heather Somers 19,584 51.3
Independent Heather Somers 1,303 3.4
Total Robert Statchen 17,276 45.3
Democratic Robert Statchen 16,502 43.2
Working Families Robert Statchen 774 2.0
Total votes 38,163 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Heather Somers to Run For State Senate". Courant.com. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  2. ^ "Heather Somers announces re-election bid for state senate". Norwichbulletin.com. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ "Heather Somers".
  4. ^ "About Heather".
  5. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  6. ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.


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