Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for either chamber.
Connecticut General Assembly
Interior of the Legislative Office Building (LOB)
Connecticut State Capitol
The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. The building houses the Connecticut General Assembly; the upper house, the State Senate, and lower house, the House of Representatives, as well as the office of the Governor of the State of Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court occupies a building across Capitol Avenue.
North facade of the Connecticut State Capitol, facing Bushnell Park.
Dome detail
The Charter Oak relief above the East entrance, with the busts of Horace Bushnell and Noah Webster above
The Genius of Connecticut by sculptor Randolph Rogers (1877–78); a plaster version of the bronze statue (destroyed) originally mounted on top of the dome, is exhibited on the main floor.