Henry Genga's Biography
- State House (CT) - District 10, Democratic Deputy Majority Whip At-Large
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building, Room 4030
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Henry J. Genga
Gender:
Male
Family:
5 Children: Andrea, Christina, Wendy, Dan, Peter
Birth Date:
12/08/1939
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Home City:
East Hartford, CT
BS, Business Administration, University of Hartford
MS, Secondary Education, University of New Haven, 1994-1995, Grade Point Average of 3.9
Deputy Majority Whip-At-Large, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-present
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 10, 2006-present
Former Deputy Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 10, 2020
Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
Member, East Hartford Town Council, 1975-1985; 2003-2006
Treasurer, Town of East Hartford, 1985-1997
Member, Education Committee
Member, Public Health Committee
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Program Review and Investigations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government A, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Chair, Investigations and Audit Committee, 2005-2006
High School Teacher, East Hartford High School, 1996-2007
Senior Information Systems Analyst, The Travelers Insurance Companies, Incorporated, 1974-1994
Instructor, Project Business, East Hartford High School, 1989-1991
Member, Board of Directors, Connecticut Association of Cooperative Work Experience Coordinators, present
Member, Board of Directors, North Central Connecticut Emergency Medical Services Council, present
Member, Connecticut Business Educators Association, present
Vice President, Connecticut Jaycees, present
Vice President, East Hartford Chamber of Commerce, present
President, East Hartford Jaycees, present
Member, Hartford Area Business Economists, present
Member, Public Health Committee, present
Member, Public Safety and Security Committee, present
Former Member, Board of Managers, East Hartford Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Vice Chair, Democratic Town Committee, District 6
Former Chair, Democratic Town Committee, District 10
Treasurer, Melody Currey Campaigns for State Representative
Trustee, Saint Edmund Campion Parish
Coach, Soccer/Softball/Floor Hockey, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Insurance Committee Member, Town of East Hartford
Chair, Emergency Medical Commission, 1977-2006
Commissioner, Metropolitan District Commission, 1998-2006
Vice Chair, Retirement Board, 2003-2006
Awards:
James O. MacDonald Volunteer Leadership Award, East Hartford Young Men's Christian Association, 2002; Appreciation Award, East Hartford Chamber of Commerce; Boy Scout and Police Explorer Appreciation Awards; Chairman's Special Annual Recognition Award, Travelers Insurance Company; One of Three Outstanding Young Men in Connecticut, Connecticut Jaycees; Umpires Hall of Fame, Connecticut Amateur Softball Association, 1988; Umpire Indicator Club Hall of Fame, United States Amateur Softball Association, 1989.