Rick Lopes is an American politician who has represented the 6th District in the Connecticut State Senate since 2021.
Lopes ran for the 6th District seat in the Connecticut State Senate during the 2020 election.
Lopes began his two-year term in the Connecticut State Senate on January 3, 2021 and will seek re-election in 2026.
[3] In 2019, Rick Lopes ran against Republican State Senator Gennaro Bizzarro in a special election after Senator Terry Gerratana resigned for a position in Governor Lamont's administration where Lopes lost.
However, Lopes would ultimately win the seat in a 2020 general election and help add to the Democratic majority in the Connecticut State Senate.