House Minority Leader Themis Klarides
Updated: April 20, 2020
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2020 Power 50
20: Themis Klarides
It’s no secret that Connecticut’s Republican Party has struggled in recent years. The GOP owns no Congressional seats, while Democrats control the state House and Senate as well as the governor’s mansion.
Still, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides carries a big voice and represents the opposition party in what is a deep-blue state.
She has also led the fight against and helped defeat, for now, one of Gov. Ned Lamont’s key priorities — funding infrastructure investment by establishing highway tolls, which Klarides has argued is just another tax hike on residents.
Klarides is serving in her 10th term representing a district that includes Woodbridge, Orange and Derby. In 2015, she became the first woman chosen as House Republican Caucus Leader, where she’s made state finances, job creation, and education and taxes some of her main issues.
The Trinity College alum who has a law degree from Quinnipiac University could also be a contender for the next governor’s race in 2021.
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