Joe Markley

Joe Markley
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 16th district
In office January 2011 – January 2019
Preceded by	Sam Caligiuri
Succeeded by	Robert Sampson
In office January 1985 – January 1987
Preceded by	William J. Sullivan
Succeeded by	Donald Rinaldi
Personal details
Born	(1956-11-28) November 28, 1956 (age 67) Southington, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Amherst College (BA) Columbia University (MA)

Joe Markley (born November 28, 1956) is an American politician who was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the 16th State Senate District from 2011 to 2019. A native of Southington, Connecticut, he was first elected to the State Senate in 1984 at the age of 27, serving only one term. He returned to the chamber in 2010 at the age of 53, but left again in 2019. ^[1] He was the Republican Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2018, but lost the general election to Democrat Susan Bysiewicz.