Secretary of State of Connecticut
Stephanie Thomas
Connecticut Secretary of the State (since January 2023)DWFPIndependent PartyINCUMBENT
- Race
- Secretary of State of Connecticut
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Peter Lumaj (R)
- Research
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Stephanie Thomas is Connecticut's Democratic Secretary of the State, elected in 2022 as the first Black person to hold the office, and is seeking re-election. A former nonprofit adviser and small-business owner from Norwalk, she previously served one term as a state representative.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Stephanie Thomas DWFPIndependent Party | incumbent |
| Peter Lumaj R | challenger |
Cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party and Independent Party.
Biography
Stephanie Thomas is Connecticut's Democratic Secretary of the State, elected in 2022 as the first Black person to hold the office, and is seeking re-election. A former nonprofit adviser and small-business owner from Norwalk, she previously served one term as a state representative.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Thomas was a nonprofit advisor and small business owner before entering politics.[2] She holds a B.A. from New York University and an M.S. in Nonprofit Management from The New School.[2]
Thomas served one term as state representative for the 143rd House District, representing Norwalk, Wilton and Westport.[1][2] In 2022 she won the Democratic convention endorsement in a five-way race and then a two-way primary for Secretary of the State.[1] She took office on January 4, 2023.[2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionAnnounced that Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 298, under which early voters feed ballots directly into tabulators, with updated recount procedures, stronger safeguards for voter-registration data and expanded authority for the Secretary to resolve disputes.[3]
- action2026-07-30 · Condemned false online claims that an innocent New Britain woman was an undocumented immigrant who had registered to vote, saying officials should insist on evidence and verification.[4]
- actionAnnounced that testing of the new TotalVote centralized voter registration system found about 4,700 voter records needing updated district assignments before its December launch.[5]
In their own words
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Connecticut General Election 2026 Voter Guide · CT Mirror · 2026-10-19 News report
- 2.The Biography of Stephanie Thomas · Connecticut Secretary of the State · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 3.State Strengthens Early Voting Procedures to Protect Voter Confidence · Connecticut Secretary of the State Official record
- 4.Secretary Thomas Condemns Reckless Voter-Fraud Claims · Connecticut Secretary of the State · 2026-07-30 Official record
- 5.First Voter Registration Upgrade in Nearly 25 Years Is Already Delivering Results · Connecticut Secretary of the State Official record