Current seat holder: Ronald A. Napoli (D).
Ronald Napoli Jr. is the incumbent Democratic / Working Families Party / Independent Party member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing District 73, running for re-election on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. District 73 covers parts of New Haven County. In 1999 Representative Napoli graduated from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island with a degree in European history. In 2003, he graduated from the University of Bridgeport with a degree in secondary education. After graduation, he became a world history teacher at Wilby High School in Waterbury. In 2009 Representative Napoli joined the Board of Aldermen, and for six years he served as the President Pro-Tempore. Napoli was given the 2018 Monsignor Coleman Award from Sacred Heart High School, and was voted the 2018 Most Effective Alderman by the Waterbury Observer Readers Poll. He has been a member of the Greenway Advisory Committee, Friends of the Greenway, the Waterbury Democratic Town Committee, and the Italian-American Democratic Club.
Terence Lott Sr. District 73 covers parts of New Haven County. In the November 3, 2026 general election, Terence Lott Sr. faces Ronald Napoli Jr. for the District 73 seat currently held by Ronald A. Napoli (D).