Connecticut's 16th State Senate district

Connecticut's 16th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate.

Connecticut's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Robert Sampson R–Wolcott
Demographics	78.8% White 6.9% Black 10.2% Hispanic 2.5% Asian 0.2% Other 1.3% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	104,301^[1]

Geography

The district includes the East End of Wolcott, Prospect, Southington, and the East End of Waterbury.^[2]

List of senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Daniel V. Kerwin	Democratic	1961 – 1963	Waterbury
James E. Tansley	Democratic	1963 – 1971	Waterbury
William J. Sullivan	Democratic	1971 – 1984	Waterbury
Joe Markley	Republican	1985 – 1987	Plantsville
Donald M. Rinaldi	Democratic	1987 – 1989	Waterbury
Stephen R. Somma	Republican	1989 – 2003	Waterbury
Chris Murphy	Democratic	2003 – 2007	Cheshire
Sam Caligiuri	Republican	2007 – 2011	Waterbury
Joe Markley	Republican	2011 – 2019	Plantsville
Robert Sampson^[3]	Republican	2019 – present	Wolcott

References

1. "Population of State Senate District 16, Connecticut". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
2. Sampson, Robert. "District 16". State Senator Rob Sampson. CT Senate Republicans. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
3. "State Senator Rob Sampson". Connecticut Senate Republicans. Retrieved October 3, 2020.