Preceded by Anthony V. Avallone Spouse Ellen Ritchie Role Politician | Name Martin Looney Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | |
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Preceded by Donald E. Williams, Jr. Constituency represents Hamden, and New Haven Born July 23, 1948
New Haven, Connecticut ( 1948-07-23 ) Residence New Haven, Connecticut, United States Education Hartford Seminary, Fairfield University | ||
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Martin M. Looney (born July 23, 1948) is an American politician. Looney, a Democrat, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1993. From 2003–2014, Looney served as Majority Leader of the Senate; in 2015 he became President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
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Looney, a resident of New Haven, represents the eastern half of the city as well as part of Hamden in the Connecticut Senate. He is also a part-time professor at Quinnipiac University and the University of New Haven in Hamden, CT and West Haven, CT, respectively, where he teaches classes such as State and Local Governments.
Looney was born in New Haven and graduated from Fairfield University and later received his M.A. in English from University of Connecticut followed by his J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law Prior to being elected to the Connecticut Senate, Looney served as a Connecticut state representative.
In July 2016, Looney said he would "certainly" consider running for governor of Connecticut if incumbent Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman declined to run.
Martin looney falling asleep during governors 2017 state of the state address
