Steve Stafstrom represents the Bridgeport neighborhoods of Black Rock, Brooklawn, and the West End. First elected to the General Assembly in 2015 during a special election, Stafstrom serves as house chairman of the Judiciary Committee and sits on the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

As chair of the Judiciary Committee, he has focused on strengthening Connecticut’s gun regulations, protecting minority communities, increasing fairness and transparency in the justice system, and making statutes and courts more business-friendly. Chair Stafstrom has led the passage on banning ghost guns, requiring safe storage of all firearms in a home with children under 18, and requiring guns to be securely locked in cars to reduce the number of stolen guns on our streets. He also led the passage on modernizing Connecticut’s “Red Flag Law,” the nation’s first-of-its-kind legislation following the 1998 shooting at the CT Lottery.

Having attended public schools in Orange, Stafstrom completed his undergraduate degree in politics and philosophy at Fairfield University and received his juris doctorate from the Saint Louis University School of Law. He is currently a member of the Bridgeport-based Pullman & Comley, LLC law firm, practicing commercial litigation.  He lives in Black Rock with his wife and two daughters.