Joseph Brendan Sharkey (born March 18, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician.
Sharkey was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1962 and moved to Connecticut in 1971.
He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in English/Philosophy.
Sharkey is an attorney and owner of AmeriZone, LLC, a small consulting business specializing in zoning and permit expediting for national companies.
Sharkey was first elected to the House in 2000 representing the 103rd Assembly District covering a part of Hamden.