Joe Markley
| Joe Markley | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 16th district |
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In office January 1985 – January 1987 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Donald M. Rinaldi |
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In office January 2011 – present |
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| Preceded by | Sam Caligiuri |
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| Born |
November 28, 1956 Southington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Southington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Amherst College (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) |
Joe Markley (born November 28, 1956) is a member of the Connecticut State Senator representing the 16th State Senate District. A native of Southington, Connecticut, he was first elected to the State Senate in 1984 at the age of 27, serving only one term. He returned to the State Senate in 2010 at the age of 53.
Joe Markley was born in Southington, Connecticut on November 28, 1956. Through his mother, Priscilla Cowles, his family has resided continuously in the town since the 1730s. Markley attended Southington High School, graduating in 1974. He then earned his bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and his master’s degree in English from Columbia University.
On November 6, 1984, Markley, a member of the Republican Party was first elected to the Connecticut State Senate due in part to the Reagan landslide of 1984 where President Reagan carried over 60% of the vote in the state. He ran for re-election in 1986, but was defeated – consistent with the national trend of the 1986 midterm elections where Democrats made gains throughout the country. In Connecticut, Governor William O’Neill handily defeated his republican opponent, Julie Belaga.
When Lowell Weicker proposed a state income tax for Connecticut in 1991, Markley, along with Tom Scott formed the Connecticut Taxpayers Committee to spearhead the opposition. On October 5, 1991 they organized the largest rally in Connecticut history to be held on the grounds of the state capitol.
Markley also returned to teaching where he taught English at the high school and college levels.
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