Eric D. Coleman

Eric Dean Coleman (born May 26, 1951) is a Democratic politician in the United States. He served as state senator of Connecticut's 2nd District, representing Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor. He served as a state representative from 1983 to 1994, and held the position of Deputy President Pro Tempore in the Connecticut Senate.

Eric D. Coleman
Connecticut Senator from the 2nd District
In office
1995 – 2017 (resigned)
Preceded byThirman L. Milner
Succeeded by Douglas McCrory
Constituencyrepresents Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor
Personal details
Born
Eric Dean Coleman[1]

(1951-05-26) May 26, 1951[1]
New Haven, Connecticut[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Pamela Coleman
ResidenceBloomfield, Connecticut

Coleman is a graduate of Pomfret School, Columbia University, and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

In 2001, he became the first African-American to chair the Judiciary Committee, and now held the chairmanship of the Planning and Development Committee.

Coleman resigned from the Senate in 2017, and was subsequently nominated and then confirmed as a Superior Court judge in 2018.[2]

See also
  • Connecticut Senate

References
  1. Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1985. Adam and Charles Black Ltd. December 1985. ISBN 9780915130962.
  2. https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-sen-coleman-barely-approved-20180503-story.html
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by
William A. DiBella		 Connecticut State Representative for the First District
1983–1995		 Succeeded by
Kenneth P. Green
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by
Thirman L. Milner		 Connecticut Senator from the Second District
1995–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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