Matthew Ritter

Matthew Delis Ritter is a lawyer and Democratic politician from Connecticut. He is currently the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Matt Ritter
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Joe Aresimowicz
Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office January 3, 2017 – January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Joe Aresimowicz
Succeeded by	Jason Rojas
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2011
Preceded by	Kenneth Green
Personal details
Born	Matthew Delis Ritter[1] Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Marilyn Katz
Education	Colby College (BA) University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD)
Website	State House website

Personal life

Ritter was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father Thomas D. Ritter is a lawyer, lobbyist, and career politician who rose to be the Speaker of the House of the Connecticut House of Representatives, his mother Christine E. Keller is a Judge.[2] He attended Colby College from 2000 to 2004 and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Business career

In 2007 Matthew Ritter took a job with Hartford law firm Shipman and Goodwin.[3] He is currently a Partner specializing in public finance, municipal law and election law.[4]

Political career

He spent three years on the Hartford City Council prior to his election to the State Assembly, while on the Council he chaired the Planning & Economic Development and Legislative Affairs committees.[5] In 2010, Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes. He won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three-way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L. Blake.[6] Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9, 2013. In 2017, he defeated Republican challenger Ken Lerman 92% to 8%.[7] Ritter is the Vice chair of the General Assembly's Legislative Management Committee.[8]

References

1. https://www.martindale.com/hartford/connecticut/matthew-delis-ritter-17982877-a/
2. Pazniokas, Mark (2018-04-06). "A more diverse judiciary, including a leader's brother-in-law". ctmirror.org. CT Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. "People". www.shipmangoodwin.com/. Shipman Goodwin. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
4. "Matthew D. Ritter". shipmangoodwin.com. Shipman & Goodwin LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
5. "Biography". housedems.ct.gov. Connecticut Democratic Party. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
6. "CURRENT: ELECTION RESULTS". CT.gov. Office of the Secretary of State.
7. "Connecticut 1st District State House Results: Matthew Ritter Wins". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
8. "Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut General Assembly". ballotpedia.org. ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2018.