Matthew Delis Ritter was born on May 12,1983 and is an American attorney and politician.
10 Facts About Matthew Ritter
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Matthew Ritter currently serves as the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party and the 1st District.
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Matthew Ritter's father Thomas D Ritter is a lawyer, lobbyist, and career politician who rose to be the Speaker of the House of the Connecticut House of Representatives, his mother Christine E Keller is a Judge.
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Matthew Ritter attended Kingswood Oxford School, Colby College, and the University of Connecticut School of Law, graduating in 2007.
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In 2007, Matthew Ritter took a job with Hartford law firm Shipman and Goodwin, LLP.
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Matthew Ritter is a Partner specializing in public finance, municipal law and election law.
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In 2010, Ritter defeated incumbent Kenneth Green in the Democratic primary 1,153 votes to 1,151 votes.
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Matthew Ritter won election to the heavily Democratic 1st assembly district in a three-way race defeating Republican Kenneth Lerman and Connecticut for Lieberman candidate Emanuel L Blake.
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Matthew Ritter became the Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 9,2013.
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Matthew Ritter is the Vice chair of the General Assembly's Legislative Management Committee.