Gary Holder-Winfield
| Gary Holder-Winfield | |
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| Connecticut State Senator | |
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Assumed office February 28, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Toni Harp |
| Constituency | 10th District |
| Connecticut State Representative | |
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In office January 2009 – February 28, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | William Dyson |
| Succeeded by | Robyn Porter |
| Constituency | 94th House District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 43–44 The Bronx, New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rasheda |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
Gary A. Holder-Winfield is an American politician from the state of Connecticut and member of the Democratic Party. He serves in the Connecticut State Senate, representing the 10th district. From 2009 to 2014 he served as a State Representative from the 94th Assembly District. Holder-Winfield served as Deputy Majority Leader in his tenure as a State Representative.
Holder-Winfield was raised in The Bronx by his mother. He graduated from Westbury High School in Old Westbury, New York. He served in the United States Navy and worked for the American Association of University Professors.
Holder-Winfield was first elected to the Connecticut House in 2008. In 2013, he declared his candidacy for Mayor of New Haven, but he dropped out and endorsed Toni Harp, a member of the Connecticut Senate. Following Harp's election as mayor, Holder-Winfield declared his candidacy in the special election to succeed Harp in representing the 10th district in the Connecticut Senate. He won with 75% of the vote.
Born as a Catholic, Holder-Winfield now identifies as Baptist. He met his ex-wife, Natalie, in high school.
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