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Elections for the office of Connecticut State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 8, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

Campaign contributions[edit]

During the 2006 election, the total contributions to House candidates was $4,431,204. The top 10 contributors were:^[1]

2006 Donors, Connecticut State Senate
Donor	Amount
Senate Republican Vision 21	$145,229
Democrats United	$75,720
Lisman, Barbara L	$75,020
Connecticut Lawyers for Excellence in Government	$74,500
Giordano, Rick	$70,000
Cmte for a Democratic Senate Majority	$66,250
Schiavone, Craig	$60,000
Senate Republican Golf Tournament Fund	$56,500
Connecticut Republican Party	$46,700
32 GOP PAC	$42,000

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Follow the Money, "Connecticut 2006 Candidates," accessed July 5, 2013

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Current members of the Connecticut State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Bob Duff

Senators

District 1

John Fonfara (D)

District 2

Douglas McCrory (D)

District 3

Saud Anwar (D)

District 4

Steve Cassano (D)

District 5

Derek Slap (D)

District 6

Rick Lopes (D)

District 7

John Kissel (R)

District 8

Kevin Witkos (R)

District 9

Matthew Lesser (D)

District 10

Gary Winfield (D)

District 11

Martin Looney (D)

District 12

Christine Cohen (D)

District 13

Mary Abrams (D)

District 14

James Maroney (D)

District 15

Joan Hartley (D)

District 16

Robert Sampson (R)

District 17

Jorge Cabrera (D)

District 18

Heather Somers (R)

District 19

Catherine Osten (D)

District 20

Paul Formica (R)

District 21

Kevin Kelly (R)

District 22

Marilyn Moore (D)

District 23

Dennis Bradley (D)

District 24

Julie Kushner (D)

District 25

Bob Duff (D)

District 26

Will Haskell (D)

District 27

Patricia Miller (D)

District 28

Tony Hwang (R)

District 29

Mae Flexer (D)

District 30

Craig Miner (R)

District 31

Henri Martin (R)

District 32

Eric Berthel (R)

District 33

Norm Needleman (D)

District 34

Paul Cicarella (R)

District 35

Dan Champagne (R)

District 36

Ryan Fazio (R)

Democratic Party (23)

Republican Party (13)

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Campaign contributions[edit]

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