Kerry Szeps Wood

American politician from Connecticut

Kerry Szeps Wood

Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019
Preceded by	Antonio Guerrera

Personal details
Born	(1978-04-13) April 13, 1978 (age 46) Rocky Hill, CT
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Rocky Hill
Alma mater	American University (BA, BS)

Kerry Szeps Wood (born April 13, 1978) is an American politician who serves in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 29th district in Hartford County. She has held the position since 2018.

Personal life

Career

Wood currently works at New England Retail Properties in Wethersfield, CT as a commercial real estate agent.^[1]

Political career

Wood is a current member of the Rocky Hill Democratic Town Committee and served as president of the CT Young Democrats.^[1]

She was first elected to the State House in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 44 percent of Republican candidate Andrew Lanciotto.^[2] Prior to her election, the office was filled by current Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Antonio Guerrera (D),^[3] who had stepped down to run for an open seat in Connecticut's 9th State Senate district.^[4]

Currently, Wood serves as Co-Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee. She is also a member of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee and the Commerce Committee in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Election Results


2022 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29^[5]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Kerry Szeps Wood*	4,939	54.7
Republican	Pankaj Prakash	4,092	45.3

2020 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29^[5]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Kerry Szeps Wood*	7,776	57.9
Republican/Independent	Henry Vasel	5,663	42.1

2018 General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 29^[5]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Kerry Szeps Wood	5,817	55.7
Republican	Andrew Lanciotto	4,622	44.3

References

^ ^a ^b "State Representative Kerry Wood Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
^ "Connecticut Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ "About the Department of Motor Vehicles". CT.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
^ "The Real Story: Tony Guerrara". fox61.com. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Connecticut House of Representatives District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-23.