Connecticut's 116th House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 116th State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 116th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Treneé McGee; D

Connecticut's 116th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of New Haven and West Haven and has been represented by Democrat Treneé McGee since 2021.^[1]

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 116th State House District^[2]^[3]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
William T. Blake	Democratic	1967–1971	West Haven	Seat created^[4]
Louis S. Votto	Democratic	1971–1973	West Haven
Richard P. Antonetti	Republican	1973–1975	West Haven
Russell J. Reynolds	Democratic	1975–1981	West Haven
Borden P. Steeves	Republican	1981–1983	West Haven
Joseph A. Adamo	Democratic	1983–1993	West Haven
Louis Esposito	Democratic	1993–2017	West Haven
Michael DiMassa	Democratic	2017–2021	West Haven	Resigned following arrest; charged for stealing COVID relief funds^[5]
Treneé McGee	Democratic	2021–	Hartford	Elected in special election

2021 Connecticut House of Representatives special elections, District 116^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Treneé McGee	572	52.6
	Republican	Richard DePalma	471	43.3
	Independent Party	Portia Bias	45	4.1
Total votes			1,088	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 116^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiMassa (incumbent)	5,178	92.10
	Working Families	Michael DiMassa (incumbent)	444	7.90
Total votes			5,622	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 116^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiMassa (Incumbent)	3,789	74.5
	Republican	Richard DePalma	1,299	25.5
Total votes			5,088	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 116^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiMassa	4,699	73.39
	Republican	Richard DePalma	1,704	26.61
Total votes			6,403	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 116^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis Esposito (Incumbent)	2,617	64.3
	Republican	Steven R. Mullins	954	23.4
	Independent Party	Steven R. Mullins	327	8.0
	Working Families	Louis Esposito (Incumbent)	145	3.6
	Nonpartisan	Aaron M. Haley	27	0.7
Total votes			4,070	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 116^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiMassa	5,333	100.00
Total votes			5,333	100.00
	Democratic hold

1 2 3 4 5 6 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 116". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "House District 116 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
↑ Keating, Christopher; Mahoney, Edmund H. (October 20, 2021). "State Rep. Michael DiMassa arrested by FBI in probe of misuse of COVID relief funds, accused of stealing more than $600,000". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.