Saud Anwar

Saud Anwar
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byTim Larson
Personal details
Born (1967-10-05) 5 October 1967
Pakistan
Political partyDemocratic
EducationAga Khan University (MD)
Yale University (MPH)

Saud Anwar (born October 5, 1967) is an American physician and politician, who serves as a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing the 3rd District.[1] The district includes the towns of East Hartford, South Windsor, East Windsor, and Ellington. A member of the Democratic Party, Anwar was previously the mayor of South Windsor, Connecticut from 2013 to 2015, as well as 2017 to 2019.[2] A pulmonary physician by profession,[3] he is a graduate of Yale University and Aga Khan University. He has two children.[4]

He currently serves as deputy president pro tempore of the Senate and co-chairs the Public Health Committee along with Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey. Additionally he is a vice chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee and a member of the Appropriations, Housing, and Human Services committees.[5]

Electoral history

2024 Connecticut State Senate elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saud Anwar 27,359 63.7%
Republican Matt Siracusa 15,570 36.3%
Total votes 8,054 100
2022 Connecticut State Senate elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saud Anwar 18,399 59.1%
Working Families Saud Anwar 569 1.8%
Republican Matt Harper 12,189 39.1%
Total votes 31,157 100
2020 Connecticut State Senate elections[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saud Anwar (incumbent) 35,263 100
Total votes 35,263 100
2018 Connecticut State Senate elections[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saud Anwar 4,737 58.8
Republican Sarah Muska 3,317 41.2
Total votes 8,054 100
2016 Connecticut House of Representatives elections[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Delnicki 6,852 52.62
Democratic Saud Anwar 6,170 47.38
Total votes 13,022 100

References

  1. ^ "About Senator Anwar". www.senatedems.ct.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Saud Anwar | Town of South Windsor CT". www.southwindsor-ct.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Haar, Dan (March 25, 2020). "Haar: Simple ventilator hack could save lives". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "About Senator Anwar - Bios and Committees". CT State Senate Democrats. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Saud Anwar". Connecticut Senate Democrats.
  6. ^ Daou, Renata (November 5, 2024). "CT 2024 election results: Connecticut Senate". CT Mirror.
  7. ^ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: State Senator :: District 3". State of Connecticut Elections Database.
  8. ^ "Saud Anwar".
  9. ^ "Saud Anwar".
  10. ^ "Saud Anwar".


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