Matt Ritter

Rep. Matt Ritter, a lifelong Hartford resident, is Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He is Connecticut’s 105th Speaker of the House since the state constitution of 1818. He was first elected in 2010 to the Connecticut General Assembly where he represents the 1st Assembly District in Hartford. As Speaker of the House, Matt led passage of a law eliminating the "poverty tax," state liens on people who have in the past depended on state assistance; and championed a historic investment in children's mental health. Matt served four years as House Majority Leader and two years as the Co-Chair of the Public Health Committee where he worked to address the opioid crisis, increase hospital fee transparency, and require that more mental health services be covered by the private insurance market. Since being elected in 2010, Matt has been named to the Hartford Business Journal's "Power 50", been recognized by the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association for his commitment and leadership at their 25th anniversary celebration, been honored by the North Central Regional Mental Health Board, been named a "Community Champion" by the Connecticut Community Providers Association,…