Rick Lopes' Biography
- State Senate (CT) - District 6, Democratic Deputy Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building, Room 3200
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Richard 'Rick' Lopes
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Teresa; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Hartford, CT
Home City:
New Britain, CT
BA, English Literature & Sociology, University of Connecticut
MSW, Social Work, University of Connecticut, 2001-2003
Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 6, 2021-present
Former Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, New Britain City Council
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 24, 2012-2021
Chief Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 6, 2019, 2020
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 24, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Co-Chair, Environment Committee
Member, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Member, General Law Committee
Member, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Member, Planning and Development Committee
Vice Chair, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Banks Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Housing Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Housing Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation Bonding, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Owner, Excel, 1993-present
Former Housing Coordinator, American Red Cross, Middletown Chapter
Former Vocational Counselor, Chrysalis Center, Hartford
Former Project Manager, Department of Administrative Services
Legislative Aide, Connecticut State Senator Don DeFronzo, 2003-2011
Community Organizer, Broad Street Collaborative, 1994