Legislative Office Building, Room 2800
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Matthew 'Matt' L. Lesser
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sarah
Birth Date:
04/29/1983
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Middletown, CT
Attended, History, Wesleyan University
Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 9, 2019-present
Former Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Candidate, Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, 2022
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 9, 2020
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 100, 2009-2019
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 100, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Member, Appropriations Committee
Vice Chair, Housing Committee
Co-Chair, Human Services Committee
Member, Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Member, Labor and Public Employees Committee
Member, Subcommittee on General Government B
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Human Services
Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Chair, Insurance & Real Estate Committee, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Member, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Member, Labor & Public Employees Committee, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Banks Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Administration and Elections Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Chair, Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Health Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Public Health Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Collective Bargaining, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Development, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Development, Connecticut State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Services, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Legislative, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Energy & Technology Committee, Connecticut State Legislature, 2021-2023
Intern, Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Marshall Memorial Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States, 2015
Member, National Platform Committee, Democratic National Committee, 2012
Commissioner, Planning and Zoning Commission, Middletown, 2007-2008
Member, Connecticut Young Elected Officials Network
Director, Durham Fair Association
Member, Durham-Middlefield Exchange Club
Board Member, Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council
Board Member, Oddfellows Children's Playhouse