Martin Looney

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.

Martin Looney
President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Serving with Len Fasano (2017–2019)
Preceded byDonald E. Williams Jr.
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 11th district
Assumed office
January 1993
Preceded byAnthony Avallone
Personal details
Born (1948-07-23) July 23, 1948
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Ellen Ritchie
EducationFairfield University (BA)
University of Connecticut, Storrs (MA)
University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD)

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 decided not to run in the 2018 election.[1]

References
  1. http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/looney_acting_guv/
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph Carbone		 Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 96th district
1981–1993		 Succeeded by
Cameron Staples
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by
Anthony Avallone		 Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 11th district
1993–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
George Jepsen		 Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate
2003–2015		 Succeeded by
Bob Duff
Preceded by
Donald E. Williams Jr.		 President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
2015–present		 Incumbent
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