| Birth name | Eric Dean Coleman[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 26, 1951 (age 75)[1] |
| Birth place | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
| Office | Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 7th district |
| Term start | 1995 |
| Term end | 2017 |
| Predecessor | Thirman L. Milner |
| Successor | Douglas McCrory |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Pamela Coleman |
Eric Dean Coleman (born May 26, 1951) is a Democratic politician in the United States. He served as state senator of Connecticut's 2nd District, representing Bloomfield, Hartford, and Windsor. He served as a state representative from 1983 to 1994, and held the position of Deputy President Pro Tempore in the Connecticut Senate.[citation needed]
Coleman is a graduate of Pomfret School, Columbia University, and the University of Connecticut School of Law.[citation needed]
In 2001, he became the first African-American to chair the Judiciary Committee, and now held the chairmanship of the Planning and Development Committee.[citation needed]
Coleman resigned from the Senate in 2017, and was subsequently nominated and then confirmed as a Superior Court judge in 2018.[2]
On November 30, 2022, Coleman announced that he would run for Mayor of Hartford in 2023, following mayor Luke Bronin's decision to retire.[3] He lost in the Democratic primary to Arunan Arulampalam.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1985. Adam and Charles Black Ltd. December 1985. ISBN 9780915130962.
- ^ "Former Sen. Eric Coleman Barely Approved by House as Judge"
- ^ "Eric Coleman Is Running for Mayor of Hartford". WVIT. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Connecticut Municipal Primary Election Results". The New York Times. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.