Stephanie Thomas (politician)

Stephanie Thomas
Thomas in 2023
75th Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
GovernorNed Lamont
Preceded byMark Kohler
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 143rd district
In office
January 6, 2021  January 4, 2023
Preceded byGail Lavielle
Succeeded byDominique Johnson
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNew York University (BS)
New School (MS)
WebsiteState House website
Campaign website

Stephanie Thomas (born 1968 or 1969) is an American politician and former nonprofit executive who has served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut since January 2023. A Democrat, she previously represented the 143rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.

Thomas is the fourteenth woman and first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of the State of Connecticut.