Martin Looney

Martin M. Looney
President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2015
Preceded by	Donald E. Williams, Jr.
Connecticut Senator from the 11th District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Preceded by	Anthony V. Avallone
Constituency	represents Hamden, and New Haven
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-23) July 23, 1948 New Haven, Connecticut
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ellen Ritchie
Residence	New Haven

Martin M. Looney (born July 23, 1948) is an American politician. Looney, a Democrat, has been a state senator from Connecticut since 1993. From 2003–2014, Looney served as Majority Leader of the Senate; in 2015 he became President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

Looney, a resident of New Haven, represents the eastern half of the city as well as part of Hamden in the Connecticut Senate. He is also a part-time professor at Quinnipiac University and the University of New Haven in Hamden, CT and West Haven, CT, respectively, where he teaches classes such as State and Local Governments.

Looney was born in New Haven and graduated from Fairfield University and received his J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law. Prior to being elected to the Connecticut Senate, Looney served as a Connecticut state representative.

See also

• Connecticut Senate

External links

• Martin Looney official website
• Connecticut General Assembly - Martin M. Looney bills introduced
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Martin Looney (CT) profile
• Follow the Money - Martin M Looney
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions

Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Carbone	Connecticut state representative for the Ninety-Sixth District 1981–1993	Succeeded by Cameron C. Staples
Connecticut Senate
Preceded by Anthony V. Avallone	Connecticut Senator from the Eleventh District 1993–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by George Jepsen	Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate 2003–2014	Succeeded by Bob Duff