Heather Somers
Heather Somers | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 18th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 4, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Andrew M. Maynard |
Mayor of Groton | |
In office 2012–2014 | |
Preceded by | Harry Watson |
Succeeded by | Rita Schmidt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-04-22) April 22, 1966 (age 58) Groton, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Connecticut (BA) |
Heather Bond Somers (born April 22, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut State Senate from the 18th District since 2017.[1][2][3] She previously served as Mayor of Groton from 2012 to 2014.[4] She also served on the Groton Town Council from 2008 to 2018.[5] Somers has a daughter named Grace, a son, Ian, and another daughter, Hayley. She is married to Mark Somers (born June 30, 1966), a cardiologist at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.
Electoral history
2020
Heather Somers won re-election to a third term after defeating Democratic challenger Bob Statchen.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Statchen | 23,942 | 47.60 | |
Republican | Heather Somers (incumbent) | 26,377 | 52.42 | |
Independent Party | Bob Statchen | 883 | 1.75 | |
Working Families | Bob Statchen | 677 | 1.35 | |
Total votes | 50,319 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Heather Somers won re-election to a 2nd term after defeating Democratic challenger Robert Statchen.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Total | Heather Somers (incumbent) | 20,887 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Heather Somers | 19,584 | 51.3 | |
Independent | Heather Somers | 1,303 | 3.4 | |
Total | Robert Statchen | 17,276 | 45.3 | |
Democratic | Robert Statchen | 16,502 | 43.2 | |
Working Families | Robert Statchen | 774 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 38,163 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ "Heather Somers to Run For State Senate". Courant.com. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Heather Somers announces re-election bid for state senate". Norwichbulletin.com. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Heather Somers".
- ^ "About Heather".
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Statement of Vote. General Election. November 6, 2018 (PDF). Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut. Secretary of State. 2018.
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