Susan Bysiewicz
Susan Bysiewicz (/ˈbaɪzəwɪts/ BYE-zə-wits; born September 29, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who is the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut, serving since January 9, 2019. She previously served as the 72nd secretary of the state of Connecticut from 1999 to 2011. She was briefly a candidate for governor of Connecticut in 2010, before dropping out to run for Connecticut Attorney General. She was disqualified from running for the office by the Connecticut Supreme Court and announced in 2011 that she was running for the United States Senate in the 2012 election to replace the retiring Joe Lieberman. She lost the Democratic primary to U.S. Representative Chris Murphy, who went on to win the general election.
Susan Bysiewicz | |
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Bysiewicz in 2023 | |
| 109th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Governor | Ned Lamont |
| Preceded by | Nancy Wyman |
| 72nd Secretary of the State of Connecticut | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Governor | John G. Rowland Jodi Rell |
| Preceded by | Miles S. Rapoport |
| Succeeded by | Denise Merrill |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | David Lavine |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Raczka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1961 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | David Donaldson |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Duke University (JD) |
In 2018, Bysiewicz filed papers to run for governor of Connecticut but withdrew shortly before the Democratic Convention, in order to run for lieutenant governor as Ned Lamont's running mate. She was nominated for lieutenant governor during the state primary.