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Ned Lamont
DemocratGovernor of Connecticut| Age | 72 (b. 1954-01-03) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-01 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian; he and his wife attended the non-denominational Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich (his wife Annie is Episcopalian); Lamont's own denomination is not clearly self-identified in reputable sources |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy (1972); B.A. in Sociology, Harvard College (1976); M.B.A., Yale School of Management (1980) |
| Prior occupation | Cable television entrepreneur; founder of Campus Televideo (1984) and chairman of Lamont Digital Systems; earlier a newspaper editor (Black River Tribune) and a teaching fellow/adjunct lecturer |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Marital status | Married — Ann "Annie" Huntress Lamont |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Greenwich, Connecticut (vacation home in North Haven, Maine) |
| Notable relatives | Wife Ann "Annie" Lamont is co-founder/managing partner of venture capital firm Oak HC/FT. Great-grandfather Thomas W. Lamont was chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. Grandfather Thomas S. Lamont was a Morgan partner. Great-uncle Corliss Lamont was a philosopher, secular humanist and ACLU figure. His father Edward M. Lamont Sr. was an economist who served in the Nixon administration. Descendant of colonial settler Thomas Minor. |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1987 |
| Previous offices | Member, Greenwich Board of Selectmen (1987-1989) |
| Leadership | Governor of Connecticut (2019-present) · Chair, Coalition of Northeastern Governors · Chair, National Governors Association (2025-2026) |
| Ideology | Center-left/mainstream Democrat; rose to national prominence in 2006 as an antiwar challenger to Sen. Joe Lieberman, but has governed as a fiscally moderate, business-oriented Democrat |
| Signature legislation | Legalization of recreational cannabis (2021) · Legalization of sports betting and online gambling (2021) · $15/hour minimum wage phase-in (2019) · Paid Family and Medical Leave program (2019) · Police accountability reform (2020) · Reproductive/abortion rights protection legislation (2022) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Microsoft Corp. | stock · 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | stock · 2024 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | stock · 2024 |
Top donors: Ned Lamont (self-funding) ($12.1 million (2018 cycle))
Scandals & crimes ledger
settled — Coleman-Mitchell v. Lamont et al. (discrimination/wrongful-termination civil suit settled for $200,000)
Renee Coleman-Mitchell, Connecticut's former Commissioner of Public Health whom Gov. Lamont removed in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, filed a federal lawsuit in May 2022 alleging race, gender and age discrimination, claiming she was sidelined in favor of a younger white official (then-COO Josh Geballe). Lamont was named among the defendants in his official capacity along with the state. In September 2023 the case settled for $200,000, paid by the State of Connecticut, with no admission of wrongdoing or liability by the state or any official; the agreement reclassified her departure as a resignation in good standing.