Henri Martin (American politician)
Henri Martin | |
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 31st district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jason Welch |
Constituency | represents Bristol, Harwinton (part), Plainville (part), Plymouth, and Thomaston |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Bristol |
Henri Martin is a Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate. First elected to the Senate in 2014, he has represented Connecticut's 31st State Senate district since 2015.
Education and business career
Martin graduated from
Political career
From 2011 to 2013,[1] Martin was a member of the Bristol City Council.[3]
State Senate elections
He won election to the Senate seat for the 31st district in 2014, in the open seat being vacated by Republican Jason Welch, who decided not to run for reelection.
Tenure
Martin opposes legalization of
In 2017, Martin voted in favor of a
Martin was one of two ranking Republican members of the Transportation Committee in 2019,[16] and in 2023 he was the ranking Republican member of the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee (which considers tax measures in Connecticut).[17][18] He is also a member of the State Bond Commission; in that role, he has criticized the Connecticut Port Authority over its oversight of a long-troubled project to redevelop the New London-based State Pier.[19][20][21]
References
- ^ a b c Chris Hunn, Candidate Profiles: Henri Martin, 31st District Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Republican-American (October 29, 2016).
- ^ a b Henri Martin wins 31st District Senate seat Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Register Citizen (November 8, 2016).
- ^ a b c d e f Kyle Constable, Control of the CT Senate at stake in battleground districts Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CT Mirror (August 15, 2016).
- ^ Martin claims another term in 31st Senate District Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Republican-American (November 7, 2018).
- ^ Mary Fortier challenging incumbent Henri Martin in 31st Senate District race Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Republican-American (September 26, 2020).
- ^ Election History: November 3, 2020 General Election, State Senator, District 31 Archived December 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
- ^ Democrats Greg Hahn and Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller announce candidacies for state office Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Bristol Edition (April 20, 2022).
- ^ Election History: November 8, 2022 General Election, State Senator, District 31 Archived December 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
- ^ Daniela Altimari and Christopher Keating, House GOP threatens filibuster of Connecticut legal weed bill Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Hartford Courant (June 8, 2021).
- ^ Susan Haigh, Cities, towns passing resolutions opposing highway tolls Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (March 5, 2019).
- ^ Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, Packed house at Derby's City Hall say no to tolls Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, New Haven Register (March 20, 2019).
- ^ Christine Stuart, Anti-toll rally draws thousands in Hartford, CTPost (May 18, 2019).
- ^ Mark Pazniokas, Tribes win casino fight in Senate, face battle in House Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CTMirror (May 24, 2017).
- ^ Matt Caron, Gov. Lamont takes a regional approach to transportation investment through climate change agreement Archived 2022-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, WTIC-TV (December 22, 2020).
- ^ Ken Dixon, CT safe-harbor abortion bill approved amid Democrats' racial divide Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CT Insider (April 30, 2022).
- ^ Keith M. Phaneuf, DOT says transportation capital program needs more funding Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CTMirror (April 8, 2019).
- ^ Susan Haigh, Connecticut Senate passes $51 billion budget with historic tax cut, governor says he'll sign it Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (June 6, 2023).
- ^ Susan Haigh, Lawmakers agree on tax cuts though debate over how, when Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (April 6, 2022).
- ^ Andrew Brown, Manager at CT State Pier recommended itself for $87M in contracts Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CTMirror (November 20, 2022).
- ^ Keith M. Phaneuf, Port Authority chair: Officials knew State Pier would cost more than $93M Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CTMirror (May 26, 2022).
- ^ Hugh McQuaid, Bond Commission Approves More Borrowing for Troubled State Pier Project Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, CTNewsJunkie (June 30, 2023).
External links
- Election History from the Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut