Steve Meskers

American politician

Stephen Meskers

Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 150th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019
Preceded by	Mike Bocchino

Personal details
Born	Stephen Robert Meskers (1958-07-03) July 3, 1958 (age 65) Greenwich, Connecticut
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Monica Meskers
Children	2
Education	Fordham University (BA) Pace University (MBA)
Website	www.stevemeskers.com

Stephen Robert Meskers known as Steve Meskers (born July 3, 1958)^[1] is an American politician who is currently serving as the representative from the 150th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party since 2019. His district includes part of Greenwich, Connecticut.^[2] He is also a member on the Town Representative Meeting (RTM), District 6 in Greenwich.

Meskers was first elected to the seat in 2018, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Michael Bocchino.^[3] Meskers currently serves on the House's Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Transportation Committee, Energy and Technology Committee, and Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.^[2]

Early life and education

Stephen Robert Meskers was born on July 3, 1958, in Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish in 1980. He then completed his education by graduating from Pace University with a Master of Business Administration.^[4]^[2]

Early career

From 1983 to 1988, he worked for Irving Trust as an associate attorney before winning elections to the Greenwich RTM and the Connecticut House of Representatives. He later oversaw Bank Santander's division of emerging market sales and fixed income from 1998 - 2010. In the years that followed, he served as the Executive Director of Emerging Markets at Crédit Agricole from 2010 to 2016 and was director of emerging market fixed income sales with Rencap Securities from 2016 to 2017.^[4]

He began his political career when he was elected to the Greenwich RTM in 2002.^[5]

Connecticut House of Representatives

Elections

2018

Meskers was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Michael Bocchino, garnering 52.1% of the vote to Bocchino's 47.9% of the vote.^[3]

2020

Meskers was reelected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2020 by a likely margin, defeating Republican Joe Kelly with 54.9% to 45.1%.^[6]

2022

Meskers was reelected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2022, defeating Republican Ed Lopez with 58.8% of the vote to Lopez's 41.2% of the vote.^[7]

Tenure

Meskers currently serves on the House's Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Transportation Committee, Energy and Technology Committee, and Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.^[2]

Electoral history

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 150th District ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Meskers (incumbent)	5,005	58.85
	Republican	Ed J. Lopez	3,500	41.15
Total votes			8,505	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, District 150^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Meskers(incumbent)	6,714	54.92
	Republican	Joe Kelly	5,225	42.74
	Independent Party	Joe Kelly	287	2.35
Total votes			12,226	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election, District 150^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Meskers	4,859	52.1
	Republican	Mike Bocchino	4,464	47.9
Total votes			9,323	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 150th District ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Meskers (incumbent)	5,005	58.85
	Republican	Ed J. Lopez	3,500	41.15
Total votes			8,505	100.00
	Democratic hold

Personal life

Meskers lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Monica Meskers and his three children Christian, Victoria, and Isabel.^[4]

References

^ "Stephen R Meskers". Clustrmaps. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ballotpedia. "Steve Meskers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Borsuk, Ken (7 November 2018). "Election over, Meskers 'eager to get started'". greenwichtime.com. Greenwich Time. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ "Steve Meskers". stevemeskers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ "Greenwich Election Results: Kelly Concedes, Meskers 'Elated'". Yahoo News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ Borsuk, Ken; Marchant, Robert (2022-11-09). "Greenwich Democrat Stephen Meskers beats Republican Ed Lopez to win CT state House 150th District race". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ ^a ^b "Public Reporting". ctemspublic.pcctg.net. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Public Reporting". Connecticut Elections Management System. Retrieved November 10, 2020.