Stephanie Thomas is a Democratic politician serving as Connecticut's 75th Secretary of the State since January 4, 2023. She previously represented the 143rd District in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. Notable achievements include leading the rollout of early in-person voting, securing $25 million for new voting tabulators, implementing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of Connecticut, and expanding automatic voter registration. She is the first African-American to hold the office, serves on the Executive Board of the National Association of Secretaries of State, and has testified before Congress on election security.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.A. from New York University; M.S. in Nonprofit Management from New School University.
• Political Experience: Elected State Representative in 2020, flipping the 143rd District from Republican to Democrat; served as Vice Chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, sponsoring bills for automatic voter registration and early voting. Prior to politics, she had a 30-year career advising nonprofits and owning a small business, focusing on business-friendly reforms like simplified filings and fraud protection.