New members of our House Democratic caucus were sworn in this week representing Hartford, Middletown and Stamford.

Special elections were held on a snowy last day of February to fill three vacancies in the House of Representatives.

Hartford City Councilor James Sanchez was selected by voters in the 6th Assembly District to replace Rep. Edwin Vargas who left for a fellowship at Central Connecticut State University. Rep. Sanchez works as a technician for the Metropolitan District Commission.

In Middletown, Kai Belton is the new representative for the 100th Assembly District. Belton is a licensed social worker and a youth crisis clinician for the Middlesex Health system. Rep. Belton replaces Rep. Quentin "Q" Williams who was tragically killed in a car accident by a wrong-way driver.

Stamford chose Anabel Figueroa to be their representative in the 148th Assembly District. A member of the Stamford Board of Representatives, Figueroa works as a medical and surgical unit coordinator. Rep. Figueroa replaces Rep. Dan Fox who is now a court judge in the state judicial branch.

Welcome to our new legislators! We look forward to working with each of you.