Connecticut's 6th congressional district

Connecticut's 6th congressional district
Connecticut's 6th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1837; 1960
Eliminated	1840; 2000
Years active	1837-1843; 1965-2003

Connecticut's 6th congressional district is a former district, which was eliminated in 2003, following the

Voting Rights Act

, it was re-established.

During redistricting in 2002, a majority of the district was merged with the 5th district.

Prior to its elimination, the district included

Litchfield County, the Farmington Valley, and commununties surrounding Hartford, including Bristol, Enfield, and New Britain

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years of Service	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1837
Orrin Holt (Willington)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1837 . Retired.
John H. Brockway (Ellington)	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	Re-elected in 1840 . Retired.
District eliminated following the 1840 United States census on March 3, 1843
District restored January 3, 1965
Bernard Grabowski (Bristol)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1964 . Lost re-election.
Thomas Meskill (New Britain)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	> Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut .
Ella Grasso (Windsor Locks)	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	92nd 93rd	Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut .
Unionville )	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Nancy Johnson (New Britain)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district .
District eliminated following the 2000 United States census on January 3, 2003