Matt Ritter
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byJoe Aresimowicz
Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byJoe Aresimowicz
Succeeded byJason Rojas
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded byKenneth Green
Personal details
Born
Matthew Delis Ritter

(1983-05-12) May 12, 1983 (age 40)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarilyn Katz
EducationColby College (BA)
University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD)
WebsiteState House website

Matthew Delis Ritter[1] (born May 12, 1983)[2] is an American attorney and politician. He currently serves as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party and the 1st District.

Personal life

Ritter was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father Thomas D. Ritter is a lawyer, lobbyist, and career politician who rose to be the Speaker of the House of the Connecticut House of Representatives, his mother Christine E. Keller is a Judge.[3] He attended Colby College from 2000 to 2004 and the University of Connecticut School of Law.[citation needed]

Business career

In 2007 Matthew Ritter took a job with Hartford law firm Shipman and Goodwin, LLP.[4] He is a Partner specializing in public finance, municipal law and election law.[5]

Political career

He spent three years on the Hartford City Council prior to his election to the State Assembly, while on the Council he chaired the Planning & Economic Development and Legislative Affairs committees.[6] In 2010, Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three-way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L. Blake.[7] Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. In 2017, he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%.[8] Ritter is the Vice chair of the General Assembly's Legislative Management Committee.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Delis Ritter Profile | Hartford, CT Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2010
  3. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (2018-04-06). "A more diverse judiciary, including a leader's brother-in-law". ctmirror.org. CT Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "People". www.shipmangoodwin.com/. Shipman Goodwin. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Matthew D. Ritter". shipmangoodwin.com. Shipman & Goodwin LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Biography". housedems.ct.gov. Connecticut Democratic Party. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ "CURRENT: ELECTION RESULTS". CT.gov. Office of the Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "Connecticut 1st District State House Results: Matthew Ritter Wins". The New York Times. August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut General Assembly". ballotpedia.org. ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
Connecticut House of Representatives Preceded byJoe Aresimowicz Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives 2017–2021 Succeeded byJason Rojas Political offices Preceded byJoe Aresimowicz Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives 2021–present Incumbent


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