Ned Lamont
Ned Lamont | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 89th Governor of Connecticut | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Susan Bysiewicz |
| Preceded by | Dannel Malloy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Miner Lamont Jr. January 3, 1954 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Thomas W. Lamont (great-grandfather) Corliss Lamont (grand-uncle) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MBA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Office website Campaign website |
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. (/ləˈmɒnt/ lə-MONT; born January 3, 1954) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 89th governor of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1987 to 1989 as a Greenwich selectman, and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2006, losing to Independent incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Lamont ran for governor in 2010 but lost the Democratic primary to former Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy, who won the general election. He ran again in 2018, winning the nomination and defeating Republican Bob Stefanowski in the general election. He faced Stefanowski again in 2022, defeating him by a wider margin. As governor, Lamont signed legislation legalizing cannabis, sports betting, and online gambling. In 2025, Lamont vetoed legislation that would increase housing supply in Connecticut.