Current seat holder: Joshua M. Hall (D).
Joshua Malik Hall District 7 covers parts of Hartford County. Representative Hall graduated from Norfolk State University in Virginia with a degree in history education. After graduation Hall returned to Connecticut to become a history teacher at Weaver High School. He went on to receive a master's degree in education leadership from Central Connecticut State University, and later became the First Vice President of the Hartford Federation of Teachers. Hall has been awarded the Apple for a Teacher Award, the 100 Men of Color Honor, and was named as one of the CT NAACP 100 Most Influential Blacks.
Brandon Gardener is a Independent Party candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in District 7 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 7 covers parts of Hartford County. In the November 3, 2026 general election, Brandon Gardener faces Joshua Malik Hall for the District 7 seat currently held by Joshua M. Hall (D).