Jan Hochadel

Jan Hochadel
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byMary Daugherty Abrams
Personal details
Born
Janis Bibby

(1964-01-21) January 21, 1964 (age 60)
North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Residence(s)Shelton, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationNorth Attleborough High School
Alma materUniversity of New Haven (BS)
Sacred Heart University (M.Ed.)
OccupationEngineer, educator and politician
Websitejanhochadel.com

Janis Hochadel known as Jan Hochadel (/hɒkɑːdəl/; née Bibby; born January 21, 1964[1]) is an American engineer, educator and politician. She currently serves as a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing District 13, which encompasses Meriden, Middlefield and parts of Cheshire and Middletown. She assumed office on January 4, 2023.[2] She won election following the resignation of Mary Daugherty Abrams at the end of 2022.[3][4] She is the former president and incumbent vice president of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut (AFT).[5][6][7]

  1. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009
  2. ^ "Jan Hochadel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (2022-04-01). "Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, facing illness, opts against reelection". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ Day, Cassandra (2022-11-04). "Hochadel, Vollano vying for CT Senate 13th District seat". The Middletown Press. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ^ "Jan Hochadel | AFT Connecticut". aftct.org. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ "Jan Hochadel". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ https://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Meriden/Meriden-News/Democrat-Hochadel-enters-race-for-13th-Senate-District.html