146TH House of Representatives 146th Assembly

Name: David Michel

Race: 146th state House District Party: Democrat

State Rep. David Michel, a Democrat, represents Stamford’s 146th House

District following years of environmental activism.

Pursuing his second term in the General Assembly, Michel never held public office prior to his election in 2018.

Michel champions environmental causes in Hartford, serving on the Environment Committee and as the House Democratic Chair of the Animal Advocacy Caucus. If re-elected, Michel pledged to push for more aggressive environmental reform in Hartford.

The representative emigrated to the United States from France as a teenager. He works as a wholesale distributor for designer European eyewear.

Michel lives in Stamford’s Shippan neighborhood with his wife, Jenny.

Name: George Hallenback

Race: 146th state House District Party: Republican Stamford Republican George Hallenbeck is running a quiet campaign for Stamford’s 146th state House District.

The 78-year-old retiree is active in the city’s coastal community, working with low-income students and the greater community as part of the local chapter of United States Power Squadrons.

Hallenbeck has publicly expressed his support for policies enacted under President Donald Trump, saying that the lower taxes implemented by the Trump administration bolster entrepreneurship.

The candidate ran unopposed during the Republican primary in August.

Hallenbeck lives in Shippan with wife, Grace.