Bob Duff is a Democratic State Senator representing Connecticut's 25th District, which includes Norwalk and Darien. He has served as Senate Majority Leader since 2015, re-elected in 2024, and is noted for leading major reforms including the 2017 rewrite of the state's education funding formula, creating a Housing Trust Fund, advancing paid family medical leave, tax cuts, job creation initiatives, and protections like data privacy and gun safety.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Earned a B.A. in political science from Lynchburg College in 1993.
• Early Career: Intern for U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd; substitute teacher in Norwalk Public Schools ; realtor with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty since 1995.
• Political Experience:
  • Connecticut House of Representatives, 137th District .
  • Connecticut State Senate, District 25 ; roles include Assistant Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Whip, Assistant President Pro Tempore .
  • Current positions: Co-Chair, Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Management.
  • Notable past roles: Chair, Banking and Housing Committees; Vice Chair, Transportation Committee.