Maryam Khan

Maryam Khan was elected during a 2022 special election in March to represent the 5th District, serving Hartford and Windsor, and is the first Muslim member of the Connecticut House, a historic triumph. In November 2022, she was re-elected to serve her first full legislative term which now includes South Windsor. For the 2023 legislative session, she was appointed Vice Chair of the Housing Committee and a member of the of the Aging, Education, and Judiciary Committees, and was recently appointed to Deputy Majority Leader.

In 2023, Rep. Khan was appointed Chairperson of the Building Educational Responsibility with Greater Improvement Networks Commission. The commission serves to study various educational issues including funding for local school districts, charter schools, magnet schools, and related accountability measures.

Rep. Khan has also advocated for a number of bills on victim safety and protections including Public Act 24-15 - An Act Concerning the Use of Police Body-Worn Recording Equipment, which unanimously passed the House of Representatives and Senate and was signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont.