Rick Lopes

Rick Lopes DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 6

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Rick LopesDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 6
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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Connecticut
MSW Social Work
2001 - 2003
University of Connecticut
BA
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Deputy Majority Leader
Connecticut State Senate
2021 - Current
Senator
Connecticut State Senate
2021 - Current
Chief Majority Whip
Connecticut State House of Representatives
2019 - 2021
Representative
Connecticut State House of Representatives
2012 - 2021
Former Assistant Majority Leader
Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
New Britain City Council
Legislative Aide
Connecticut State Senator Don DeFronzo
2003 - 2011
Owner
Excel
1993 - Current
Former Housing Coordinator
American Red Cross, Middletown Chapter
Former Project Manager
Department of Administrative Services
Former Vocational Counselor
Chrysalis Center, Hartford
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
Community Organizer
Broad Street Collaborative
1994
Former Member
Banks Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Housing Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee on Transportation Bonding, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member
Housing Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
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