# Connecticut's 2nd House of Representatives district

The second Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Its current representative is Raghib Allie-Brennan. The district consists of parts of the towns of Bethel, Redding, Newtown, and part of the city of Danbury.
Prior to 2002, the 2nd District was one of six districts located entirely within the city of Hartford, but its old boundaries were abolished due to population decline in Hartford and the district was added to suburban Fairfield County, an area of much faster growth.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | In office | In office | District home | Note |
| Barnaby W. Horton | Democratic | 1999 | 2003 | Hartford | |
| District moved from Hartford to Danbury, Redding and Bethel ||||||
| Hank Bielawa | Republican | 2003 | 2007 | Redding | Did not seek reelection |
| Jason Bartlett | Democratic | 2007 | January 5, 2011 | Bethel | Defeated |
| Dan Carter | Republican | January 5, 2011 | January 5, 2017 | Bethel | Did not seek reelection |
| Will Duff | Republican | January 5, 2017 | January 9, 2019 | Bethel | Defeated |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Incumbent | Bethel | |

## Recent elections
### 2022

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 2nd District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent) | 4,818 | 52.05 |
| | Republican | Jenn Lewis | 4,118 | 44.49 |
| | Working Families | Raghib Allie-Brennan (incumbent) | 190 | 2.05 |
| | Independent Party | Jenn Lewis | 130 | 1.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,256 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

State Election 2008: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jason Bartlett | 5,966 | 54.3 | +0.4 |
| | Republican | Melanie O'Brien | 4,603 | 41.9 | −1.2 |
| | Independent | Melanie O'Brien | 418 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 8.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,987 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
State Election 2006: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jason Bartlett | 4,112 | 53.9 | +4.3 |
| | Republican | Jim Gallagher | 3,294 | 43.1 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Jim Gallagher | 230 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 7.7 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,636 | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +4.3 | |
State Election 2004: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jason Bartlett | 5,234 | 49.6 | +4.4 |
| | Republican | Hank Bielawa | 5,102 | 48.3 | −3.7 |
| | Independent | Hank Bielawa | 219 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 0.8 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,555 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
State Election 2002: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Hank Bielawa | 3,563 | 52.0 |
| | Democratic | Jason Bartlett | 3,100 | 45.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Fand | 192 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,855 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

### Elections before boundary change

State Election 2000: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barnaby W. Horton | 3,025 | 100.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,539 | 100.0 | +24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,539 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | +12.0 | |
State Election 1998: House District 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barnaby W. Horton | 2,305 | 88.0 |
| | Republican | Peter F. Brush | 314 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,991 | 76.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,619 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |