Connecticut's 8th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. Its current senator is Democrat Paul Honig, who was first elected in 2024. 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 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 – 2025 Avon Defeated for reelection Paul Honig Democratic 2025 – present Harwinton Incumbent
External links Google Maps - Connecticut Senate Districts
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