Antonio Felipe
Antonio Felipe is an American politician. He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in May 2019.
Antonio Felipe's father Ruben worked for Bill Finch during Finch's term as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Antonio was raised in Bridgeport, and attends Housatonic Community College. He managed the political campaigns of state representative Chris Rosario and city councillor Maria Viggiano. Aged 23 when he first ran in a special election to replace Ezequiel Santiago who died in office, Felipe defeated Republican Party candidate Joshua Parrow, and three Democratic Party candidates, among them former state legislators Héctor A. Díaz and Christina Ayala, as well as Kate Rivera. Felipe was the youngest candidate in the special election, and drew criticism for having to move back to Bridgeport to contest the election, as he and his family had relocated to Stratford one year prior.
