BIOGRAPHY

Stephanie Thomas was sworn in as Connecticut’s 75th Secretary of the State on January 4, 2023, becoming the first Black person elected to the office. As the state’s chief elections administrator, she has overseen the rollout of early voting, funding for new vote tabulators, and implementation of expanded absentee voting.

Before winning statewide office she represented Norwalk, Wilton and Westport in the 143rd House District and served as vice chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee. She spent roughly thirty years advising and raising funds for nonprofit organizations, holds degrees from New York University and the New School, and lives in Norwalk with her husband.