Summary
State government in Connecticut has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
Voters elect six state officers: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, and Attorney General. All have four-year terms. Connecticut voters also elect two U.S. Senators and five U.S. Representatives.
The General Assembly or legislature has a Senate and a House of Representatives. Members of both houses represent districts based strictly on population. Currently, there are 36 state senators and 151 state representatives.
The Judicial Department is composed of the Superior, Appellate, and Supreme courts. Except for probate judges, who are elected by the voters of the town or district they serve, all judges are nominated by the governor and appointed by the General Assembly.
Connecticut has no county government. Below the state level, governing units are either cities or towns.
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Agencies
A
Administrative Services, Department of
Aging, State Unit on
Aging and Disability Services, Department of
Agricultural Experiment Station, Connecticut
Agriculture, Department of
B
Banking, Department of
Building Code Training Council
C
Child Advocate, Office of the
Children and Families, Department of
Claims Commissioner, State of Connecticut Office of the
Code Education and Training Fund Board of Control
Codes & Standards Committee
Codes & Standards Sub-Committee
Connecticut Environmental Public Health Tracking
Connecticut State Marshal Commission
Consumer Counsel, Office of
Consumer Protection, Department of
Correction, Department of
Criminal Justice Commission
Criminal Justice, Division of
Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board
D
Developmental Disabilities, Connecticut Council on
Developmental Services, Department of
Disabilities, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with
E
Early Childhood, Office of
Economic and Community Development, Department of
Education, State Department of
Educational Technology, Commission for
Elections Enforcement Commission, State
Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Division of
Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of
Employees’ Review Board
Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of
Environmental Quality, Council on
Ethics, Office of State
Examining Board for Crane Operators
F
Fire Marshal Training Council
Fire Prevention and Control, Commission on
Fire Prevention Code Advisory Committee
Firearms Permit Examiners, Board of
Freedom of Information Commission
G
Governmental Accountability, Office of
H
Health Strategy, Office of
Healthcare Advocate, Office of the
Higher Education, Office of
Housing, Department of
Human Rights and Opportunities, Commission on
I
Insurance, Department of
J
Judicial Review Council
Judicial Selection Commission
L
Labor, Department of
Library, Connecticut State
M
Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of
Military Affairs, Office of
Military Department
Motor Vehicles, Department of
P
Pardons and Paroles, Board of
Policy and Management, Office of
Psychiatric Security Review Board
Public Defender Services, Division of
Public Health, Department of
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
R
Racial and Ethnic Disparity Commission in the Criminal Justice System
Revenue Services, Department of
S
School Building Projects Advisory Board
Sentencing Commission
Siting Council
Social Services, Department of
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund
State Contracting Standards Board
State Emergency Response Commission
State Insurance and Risk Management Board
State Properties Review Board
T
Teachers’ Retirement Board
Transportation, Department of
V
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Victim Advocate, Office of the
W
Workers’ Compensation Commission
