Martin Looney

Martin M. Looney

President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2015
Preceded by	Donald E. Williams, Jr.
Connecticut Senator from the 11th District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Preceded by	Anthony V. Avallone
Constituency	represents Hamden, and New Haven
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-23)July 23, 1948 New Haven, Connecticut
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ellen Ritchie
Residence	New Haven

Martin M. Looney (born July 23, 1948) is an American politician. Looney, a Democrat, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1993. From 2003–2014, Looney served as Majority Leader of the Senate; in 2015 he became President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

Looney, a resident of New Haven, represents the eastern half of the city as well as part of Hamden in the Connecticut Senate. He is also a part-time professor at Quinnipiac University and the University of New Haven in Hamden, CT and West Haven, CT, respectively, where he teaches classes such as State and Local Governments.

Looney was born in New Haven and graduated from Fairfield University and received his J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law. Prior to being elected to the Connecticut Senate, Looney served as a Connecticut state representative.

External links

Martin Looney official website
Connecticut General Assembly - Martin M. Looney bills introduced
Project Vote Smart - Representative Martin Looney (CT) profile
Follow the Money - Martin M Looney
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions

Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Carbone	Connecticut state representative for the Ninety-Sixth District 1981–1993	Succeeded by Cameron C. Staples
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by Anthony V. Avallone	Connecticut Senator from the Eleventh District 1993–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by George Jepsen	Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate 2003–2014	Succeeded by Bob Duff

Members of the Connecticut State Senate

President of the Senate Nancy Wyman (D) President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D) Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D) Minority Leader John P. McKinney (R)

John Fonfara (D) Eric D. Coleman (D) Gary LeBeau (D) Steve Cassano (D) Beth Bye (D) Theresa Gerratana (D) John A. Kissel (R) Kevin Witkos (R) Paul R. Doyle (D) Toni N. Harp (D) Martin M. Looney (D) Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. (D) Danté Bartolomeo (D) Gayle Slossberg (D) Joan Hartley (D) Joe Markley (R) Joseph Crisco, Jr. (D) Andrew M. Maynard (D) Catherine Osten (D) Andrea Stillman (D) Kevin Kelly (R) Anthony Musto (D) Andres Ayala (D) Michael McLachlan (R) Bob Duff (D) Toni Boucher (R) Carlo Leone (D) John P. McKinney (R) Mae Flexer (D) Clark Chapin (R) Jason Welch (R) Rob Kane (R) Art Linares (R) Len Fasano (R) Tony Guglielmo (R) Scott Frantz (R)

Democratic (22) Republican (14) Connecticut General Assembly Connecticut House of Representatives Connecticut State Senate

Current Senate Majority Leaders of the United States

United States Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

AL Greg Reed (R) AK John Coghill (R) AZ Scott Bundgaard (R) AR Robert Thompson (D) CA Bill Monning (D) CO John Morse (D) CT Martin Looney (D) DE Patricia Blevins (D) FL Andy Gardiner (R) GA Chip Rogers (R) HI Brickwood Galuteria (D) ID Bart Davis (R) IL James Clayborne, Jr. (D) IN Connie Lawson (R) IA Michael Gronstal (D) KS Jay Emler (R) KY Robert Stivers (R) LA Glenn Koepp (D) ME Jonathan Courtney (R) MD James N. Robey (D) MA Stanley Rosenberg (D) MI Arlan Meekhof (R) MN Amy Koch (R) MS Billy Hewes (R) MO Tom Dempsey (R) MT Jim Peterson (R) NE John Wightman (I) NV Mo Denis (D) NH Jeb Bradley (R) NJ Loretta Weinberg (D) NM Michael Sanchez (D) NY Dean Skelos (R) NC Harry Brown (R) ND Rich Wardner (R) OH Keith Faber (R) OK Mike Schulz (R) OR Richard Devlin (D) PA Jake Corman (R) RI Dominick Ruggerio (D) SC Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. (R) SD Russell Olson (R) TN Mark Norris (R) TX David Dewhurst (R) UT Scott K. Jenkins (R) VT William Carris (D) VA Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R) WA Lisa J. Brown (D) WV Mitch Carmichael (R) WI Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) WY Tony Ross (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D)

italics indicate no majority leader, closest equivalent is shown

Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Connecticut

U.S. Senators	Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy

State government	Dannel Malloy, Governor Nancy Wyman, Lieutenant Governor Denise Merrill, Secretary of State George Jepsen, Attorney General Denise L. Nappier, Treasurer Kevin Lembo, State Comptroller

Senate	Martin Looney, Majority leader Donald E. Williams, Jr., President pro tempore John P. McKinney, Minority leader

House	Brendan Sharkey, Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, Majority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Chase T. Rogers, Chief Justice Richard N. Palmer Peter T. Zarella Dennis G. Eveleigh Andrew J. McDonald Carmen E. Espinosa Richard A. Robinson Christine S. Vertefeuille

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Martin Looney

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