Eric D. Coleman

Eric D. Coleman
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 7th district
In office
1995–2017
Preceded byThirman L. Milner
Succeeded byDouglas McCrory
Personal details
Born
Eric Dean Coleman[1]

(1951-05-26) May 26, 1951 (age 73)[1]
New Haven, Connecticut[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePamela Coleman
ResidenceHartford, Connecticut[2]

Eric Dean Coleman (born May 26, 1951) is a Democratic politician in the United States. He served as state senator of Connecticut's 2nd District, representing Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor. He served as a state representative from 1983 to 1994, and held the position of Deputy President Pro Tempore in the Connecticut Senate.

Coleman is a graduate of Pomfret School, Columbia University, and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

In 2001, he became the first African-American to chair the Judiciary Committee, and now held the chairmanship of the Planning and Development Committee.

Coleman resigned from the Senate in 2017, and was subsequently nominated and then confirmed as a Superior Court judge in 2018.[3]

On November 30, 2022, Coleman announced that he would run for Mayor of Hartford in 2023, following mayor Luke Bronin's decision to retire.[2] He lost in the Democratic primary to Arunan Arulampalam.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1985. Adam and Charles Black Ltd. December 1985. ISBN 9780915130962.
  2. ^ a b "Eric Coleman Is Running for Mayor of Hartford". WVIT. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Sen. Eric Coleman Barely Approved by House as Judge".
  4. ^ "Connecticut Municipal Primary Election Results". The New York Times. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Connecticut State Representative for the First District
1983–1995 		Succeeded by
Kenneth P. Green
Connecticut State Senate
Preceded by Connecticut Senator from the Second District
1995–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent