George Jepsen

George Jepsen
24th Attorney General of Connecticut
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2019
GovernorDan Malloy
Preceded byRichard Blumenthal
Succeeded byWilliam Tong
Chair of the Connecticut Democratic Party
In office
2003–2005
Preceded byJohn Olsen
Succeeded byNancy DiNardo
Majority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate
In office
1997–2003
Preceded byJames T. Fleming
Succeeded byMartin Looney
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 1991 – January 2003
Preceded byRichard Blumenthal
Succeeded byAndrew McDonald
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 148th district
In office
January 1987 – January 1991
Preceded byRichard Cunningham
Succeeded byAnne McDonald
Personal details
Born (1954-11-23) November 23, 1954 (age 69)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDiana Sousa
Children2
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MPP, JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

George Christian Jepsen[1] (born November 23, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 24th attorney general of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019.

Jepsen was a State Senator from Connecticut's 27th Senate district, representing Stamford and part of Darien, and served in the Connecticut Senate from 1991 to 2003.[2] During his time in the Senate, he served as Senate Majority Leader from 1997 to 2003.[2] Prior to that, he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991, representing part of Stamford in Connecticut's 148th House district.[2] After leaving the State Senate, he became Chairman of the Connecticut State Democratic Party from 2003 to 2005.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Diana Sousa to Wed George C. Jepsen in May, December 17, 1989, The New York Times
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GJ2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stowe, Stacey (2003-03-02). "Parties Get New Leaders". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ "Post-Election Ups and Downs".
  5. ^ Stowe, Stacey (13 February 2005). "There is No Hiding from Nancy DiNardo". The New York Times.