Sen. Gerratana Takes Oath of Office for 6th state Senate District

In a ceremony today, Theresa Bielinski Gerratana (D-New Britain) was sworn in as the next state senator representing the 6th Senatorial District communities of New Britain, Berlin and Farmington in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Gerratana won a special election in the district held Tuesday, Feb. 22, and was one of two newly elected Democratic senators sworn in at the State Capitol this afternoon.

“I was very proud today to take the oath of office representing the people of New Britain, Berlin and Farmington,” Gerratana said. “These are very tough times in the state of Connecticut, and we as a General Assembly have a lot of hard work ahead of us. I’m ready to begin that work and to continue what I see as my purpose as a leader and a lawmaker: to better the lives of others—those in my community, my district and across our great state.”

Gerratana, a New Britain resident, previously served in the Connecticut General Assembly as a member of the state House of Representatives for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003, and presided over the Human Services Committee as House co-chairman.

Gerratana also previously served as a commissioner of the State Elections Enforcement Commission from 2007 to 2010. She is a past president of the League of Women Voters for the New Britain area and president of the Junior League of Greater New Britain.

Gerratana received her Bachelor of Science at Central Connecticut State University and is certified as a secondary school teacher. She replaces outgoing state Senator Donald DeFronzo of New Britain, who resigned from office to serve as commissioner of the state Department of Administrative Services.

Gerratana’s official committee assignments will be announced in the coming days.