Joe Markley | |
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 16th district | |
In office January 2011 – January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sam Caligiuri |
Succeeded by | Robert Sampson |
In office January 1985 – January 1987 | |
Preceded by | William J. Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Donald Rinaldi |
Personal details | |
Born | Southington, Connecticut, U.S. | November 28, 1956
Political party | Republican |
Education | Amherst College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Joe Markley (born November 28, 1956) is an American politician who was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the 16th State Senate District from 2011 to 2019. A native of Southington, Connecticut, he was first elected to the State Senate in 1984 at the age of 27, serving only one term. He returned to the chamber in 2010 at the age of 53, but left again in 2019. [1] He was the Republican Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2018, but lost the general election to Democrat Susan Bysiewicz.