Noreen Kokoruda

Noreen Kokoruda
Noreen Kokoruda
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives; from the 101st district
	In office; February 25, 2011 – January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Deborah Heinrich
Succeeded by	John-Michael Parker
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1947; Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2022 (aged 75); Madison, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Noreen Kokoruda (August 4, 1947 – December 21, 2022)^[1] was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 101st district from 2011 to 2021.^[2]^[3] She lost re-election to Democratic challenger John-Michael Parker in 2020 after narrowly defeating him in 2018.^[4]^[5]

Electoral history

2006 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Heinrich (incumbent)	5,919	59.81
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda	3,978	40.19
Total votes			9,897	100.00
	Democratic hold

2011 Connecticut State House of Representatives Special Election, District 101^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda	2,119	58.23
	Democratic	Joan Walker	1,520	41.77
Total votes			3,639	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda (incumbent)	7,537	60.35
	Democratic	David Dwyer	4,952	39.65
Total votes			12,489	100.00
	Republican hold

2014 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda (incumbent)	5,329	53.79
	Democratic	Alex Taubes	4,289	43.29
	Independent Party	Noreen Kokoruda (incumbent)	289	2.92
Total votes			9,907	100.00
	Republican hold

2016 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda (incumbent)	8,832	86.76
	Independent Party	Noreen Kokoruda (incumbent)	1,348	13.24
Total votes			10,180	100.00
	Republican hold

2018 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John-Michael Parker	6,241	49.93
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda (Incumbent)	6,009	48.07
	Independent Party	Noreen Kokoruda (Incumbent)	250	2.00
Total votes			12,500	100.00
	Republican hold

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives Election, District 101^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John-Michael Parker	7,683	50.07
	Republican	Noreen Kokoruda (Incumbent)	7,102	46.29
	Independent Party	John-Michael Parker	360	2.35
	Working Families	John-Michael Parker	198	1.29
Total votes			15,343	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

^ "Madison Selectmen Board Member, Former State Rep, Noreen Kokoruda Dies". MSN.
^ "About". Cthousegop.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ "Republican state Rep. Kokoruda unchallenged in 101st House District". The Middletown Press. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
^ "Helped by Trump, Democrats gain in CT General Assembly". CT Mirror. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
^ "General Assembly: Democrats Capture State Senate And Increase Majority In House". The Hartford Courant. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "Vote for State Representatives 2006". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ Sanders, Alexandra (2011-02-22). "ELECTION: Madison Republican Noreen Kokorunda wins 101st District seat (video)". CT Insider. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Noreen Kokoruda". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "Public Reporting". ctemspublic.pcctg.net. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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