Elizabeth "Betsy" Ritter (born July 24, 1951) is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015, representing the 38th district as a Democrat. In 2014, Ritter ran to represent the 20th district in the Connecticut State Senate, but was defeated by Republican candidate Paul Formica. In January 2015, Governor Dannel Malloy nominated Ritter to oversee Connecticut's Department on Aging.



