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04/12/2022 12:00 AMThe state’s redistricting efforts will bring some modest changes to North Haven’s legislative landscape in 2022. The redistricting, which occurs every 10 years following the release of U.S. figures, has consolidated North Haven into a single State Senate district but maintained status quo on both the state and federal houses of representatives.
Under the 2021 redistricting, North Haven moves from being served Senate districts 11 and 34 to falling solely into the 34th District currently served by Republican Paul Ciccarella. District 11 is currently represented by Democrat Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, who served on the Connecticut General Assembly 2021 Redistricting Project responsible for the new district lines.
The outlines of District 34 have been further modified by redistricting. In 2022, it will add the northwestern corner of North Branford and will continue to represent Wallingford and eastern Durham. It also loses the southern tip of East Haven; that region will now be represented by the 12th Senate District.
For House of Representatives, the town will continue to comprise the 87th House District currently represented by Republican Dave Yaccarino.
While the redistricting also revised U.S. Congressional districts, East Haven remains in the 3rd District served by Democrat Rosa DeLauro.
According to the 2021 Redistricting Project, federal law requires districts to have about equal populations so that everyone’s vote has equal importance (“One person, one vote”). State law requires that Congressional and legislative district lines be redrawn every 10 years. The districts must be based on the federal census and consistent with federal constitutional standards.
In 2021, House districts have on average of 23,880 constituents while Senate districts contain about 100,165 residents.