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Post by bot on Sept 14, 2007 16:32:36 GMT -5
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Post by bot on Jan 18, 2009 0:34:52 GMT -5
Connecticut's 3rd District has been in existence since 1837, having been organized from the At-large District. It is centered on the city of New Haven and its immediate suburbs. The district occupies about 4/5 of New Haven County, a small portion of Middlesex County, and Stratford in Fairfield County. New Haven is the largest city and the focus of the district and the district is commonly referred to as "New Haven's district," but parts of the large cities of Middletown and Waterbury are also represented in this district. Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat, represents Connecticut's Third District. She has represented the 3rd since 1991, and was re-elected in 2006 with 76% of the vote. George W. Bush received 42% of the vote in this district in 2004. Since New Haven and its close-in suburbs are largely Democratic, the district is seen as a very Democratic district in both local and federal elections. Among Connecticut districts, only the Hartford-based 1st District is considered more Democratic. The Republican Party is virtually non-existent in the cities of New Haven, West Haven, and Hamden, which together comprise roughly 1/3 of the population of the district. John Kerry defeated George W. Bush by a comfortable 14 points in the district in 2004. Moderate Republicans running for Governor such as John G. Rowland and M. Jodi Rell have carried this district in recent elections, however. The Democrats have held the district for all but 6 terms (1943-45, 1947-49, 1953-59, 1981-83) since 1933. Republicans were more competitive in this district in the 1980's, handing Joe Lieberman his one general election loss in the 1980 house race and strongly contesting the seat in 1982, 1984 and 1990. In that era Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush won the district due to huge suburban pluralities, which Republicans have not obtained in this region for federal candidates since the end of the Cold War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut%27s_3rd_congressional_district
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