Rick Lopes
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Rick Lopes | |
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 Lopes in 2023 | |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gennaro Bizzarro |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 13, 2012 – January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tim O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Sanchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Connecticut (BA, MSW) |
Rick Lopes is an American politician who has represented the 6th District in the Connecticut State Senate since 2021. Lopes formerly represented the 24th District of the Connecticut House of Representatives Member-elect of the Connecticut State Senate. Lopes ran for the 6th District seat in the Connecticut State Senate during the 2020 election. Lopes won the election against Republican Incumbent Gennaro Bizzarro. Lopes began his two-year term in the Connecticut State Senate on January 3, 2021 and will seek re-election in 2026.
Rick Lopes has owned and managed a property management business serving West Hartford, New Britain, and Hartford, Connecticut. Rick Lopes graduated from University of Connecticut with a Bachelor's degree in Literature, as well as a second Bachelor's degree in Sociology. In 2003 he earned a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Connecticut.[1]
