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Brian Becker

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Brian Becker
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 19th District
In office
January 2011 – January 2017
Preceded byBeth Bye
Succeeded byDerek Slap
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLaura Gold Becker
Children
  • Casey Becker
  • Cary Becker
ResidenceWest Hartford, Connecticut
Alma mater

Brian Becker is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, where he represented the 19th Assembly District, which consists of portions of West Hartford, Avon, and Farmington.[1]

A graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, Becker attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics and history while also serving as the Quaker mascot in 1984. He then went on to attend Boston University School of Law, where he earned his J.D.[1]

Becker first ran for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2010, when then-Representative Beth Bye declined to seek reelection and instead ran for the Connecticut State Senate. Becker defeated West Hartford Board of Education member Terry Schmitt in the August 10 Democratic primary, and went on to defeat West Hartford Town Councilor Denise Berard Hall in the general election.[2][3] Becker has since been reelected in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, Becker announced his retirement from the legislature.[4]

Electoral history

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Connecticut House of Representatives General Election 2014: 19th District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian Becker 6,147 57.3
Republican Mark Zydanowicz 4,580 42.7
Connecticut House of Representatives General Election 2012: 19th District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian Becker 8,266 62.3
Republican Jon Landry 5,010 37.7
Connecticut House of Representatives General Election 2010: 19th District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian Becker 5,824 52.8
Republican Denise Berard Hall 5,203 47.2
Connecticut House of Representatives: Democratic Primary Election 2010: 19th District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian Becker 1,446 56.6
Democratic Terry Schmitt 1,108 43.4

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Representative Brian Becker". Housedems.ct.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ussencd". Statementofvote-sots.ct.gov. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  4. ^ "West Hartford's Derek Slap to Run for State House after Brian Becker Announces Retirement". 20 May 2016.