Denise Merrill
| Denise Merrill | |
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| 73rd Secretary of State of Connecticut | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2011 |
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| Governor | Dan Malloy |
| Preceded by | Susan Bysiewicz |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 54th district |
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In office January 1995 – January 5, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Pelto |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Haddad |
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October 8, 1948 San Mateo, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of Connecticut, Storrs (BA) Alliant International University, San Francisco (JD) |
| Website | Government website |
Denise W. Merrill (born October 8, 1948) is a Democratic politician and the current Connecticut Secretary of the State. Merrill was previously a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Merrill graduated from the University of Connecticut.
Merrill was first elected to office in 1994 and served as the House Majority Leader after being elected to that position prior to the 2009 legislative session and until becoming Secretary of the State. Previously, Merrill had served as the House Chair on the Appropriations Committee from 2005-2008. In the State House she represented Fifty-Fourth Assembly District, which includes the towns of Mansfield and Chaplin.
Following the state Democratic primary held on August 10, 2010, Merrill became her party's nominee for Secretary of the State for the November 2010 election. She went on to defeat Republican candidate Jerry Farrell Jr. on November 2.
Merrill is also a classically trained pianist. She has three grown children and one grandchild.
*Merrill was also nominated on A Connecticut Party line.
*Merrill was also listed on the Working Families Party line.
*Merrill was also listed on the Working Families Party line.
*Merrill was also listed on the Working Families Party line; Lumaj was also listed on the Independent Party line.
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