Connecticut's 121st House of Representatives district

Connecticut's 121st State
House of Representatives
district
Connecticut's 121st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Joe Gresko; D

Connecticut's 121st House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It encompasses parts of Stratford and has been represented by Democrat Joe Gresko since 2016.^[1]

List of representatives

List of Representatives from Connecticut's 121st State House District^[2]^[3]
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Clarence I. Platt	Republican	1967–1973	Milford	Seat created^[4]
Marilyn Pearson	Republican	1973–1975	Stratford
Lawrence E. Palaia	Democratic	1975–1977	Stratford
Robert F. Frankel	Democratic	1977–1993	Stratford
Terry Backer	Democratic	1993–2015	Stratford	Died in office^[5]
Joe Gresko	Democratic	2016–present	Stratford	Elected in special election^[6]

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 121^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Gresko (incumbent)	7,303	69.30
	Republican	Edward J. Scinto	3,235	30.70
Total votes			10,538	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 121^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Gresko (Incumbent)	5,376	70.3
	Republican	Robert Mitchell	2,274	29.7
Total votes			7,650	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 121^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Gresko (Incumbent)	7,010	100.00
Total votes			7,010	100.00
	Democratic hold

2014 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 121^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Backer (Incumbent)	3,893	71.5
	Republican	Richard Fredete	1,552	28.5
Total votes			5,445	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 121^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Backer (Incumbent)	5,919	72.6
	Republican	Joe Crudo	2,231	27.4
Total votes			8,150	100.00
	Democratic hold

1 2 3 4 Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives District 121". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "Current and Historical Connecticut State Legislators". data.ct.gov. Connecticut Open Data. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
↑ "Districr 121 Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
↑ Proto, Jennifer (January 28, 2021). "Legal Challenges to Connecticut Redistricting Plans" (PDF). cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
↑ Dixon, Ken (December 16, 2015). "Gov. Malloy orders flag at half-staff for Rep. Terry Backer, dead at 61". Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
↑ "Joe Gresko". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
↑ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
↑ cbia (November 9, 2016). "2016 State House Results". cbia.com. CBIA. Retrieved August 9, 2022.