Connecticut's 8th State Senate district
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Connecticut's 8th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. Its current senator is Republican Lisa Seminara, who was first elected in 2022. The district contains the towns of Norfolk, Hartland, Canton, Simsbury, New Hartford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and parts of Granby, Harwinton and Torrington.
List of senators
[edit]| Senator | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul J. Falsey | Democratic | 1959 – 1967 | New Haven | Did not run for reelection |
| Wallace Barnes | Republican | 1967 – 1971 | Bristol | Did not run for reelection |
| Lewis B. Rome | Republican | 1971 – 1979 | Bloomfield | Did not run for reelection |
| Russell L. Post Jr. | Republican | 1979 – 1983 | Canton | Did not run for reelection |
| Reginald J. Smith Jr. | Republican | 1983 – 1991 | New Hartford | Did not run for reelection |
| James T. Fleming | Republican | 1991 – 1999 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection |
| Thomas J. Herlihy | Republican | 1999 – 2009 | Simsbury | Did not run for reelection |
| Kevin Witkos | Republican | 2009 – 2023 | Canton | Did not run for reelection |
| Lisa Seminara | Republican | 2023 – present | Avon | Incumbent; defeated for reelection |
| Paul Honig | Democratic | 2025 – present | Harwinton | Senator-Elect |