Elizabeth Henderson Esty is the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party, having been elected on November 6, 2012. Previously she was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 103rd Assembly District, which consisted of Cheshire and parts of Hamden and Wallingford. She also served two terms on the Cheshire Town Council. Esty defeated two challengers in the August 14, 2012, Democratic primary to become the Democratic nominee in Connecticut's 5th congressional district, and on November 6, she defeated challenger Andrew Roraback. 

August 25th, 1959 in Oak Park (Age 65) as Elizabeth Henderson