Perone, Chris

First took office January 2005
Term ends January 2013

State Rep. Chris Perone

D, 137th District

Perone, Chris

Contact:

Chris.Perone@ct.cga.gov
Official Website
Twitter
860-240-8585

Education:

B.F.A., Syracuse University

Committees:

Commerce, Finance, Transportation

District Town(s):

Norwalk

Occupation:

Marketing consultant

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2010 Election

Campaign Expenditures:

$5,132. Perone did not participate in the state's public campaign financing program.

General Election Results:

Joanne T Romano (R)2,139(35.1%)
Chris Perone (D)3,680(60.5%)
Chris Perone (WF)268(4.4%)
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Primary Election Results:

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Election History

Perone won an open seat in 2004, succeeding Democrat Bob Duff, who was elected to the State Senate. In 2010, Perone was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Background

Perone voted with the Democratic majority on nearly every high-profile fiscal and social issue. An exception was his opposition in 2007 to the legalization of medical marijuana.

He was a member of the Norwalk Common Council from 2001 to 2003.

He is married and has one son.

Financial Disclosure

Perone reported income from a company called Unit 7 and from William Pitt Sotheby, a real estate broker. He and his wife, Christy Perone, own a home in Norwalk. He and his wife have IRAs and several other investments valued at $5,000 or more.He voluntarily disclosed a debt of more than $10,000 to Wells Fargo Mortgage.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.

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