Tony Hwang (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Huáng Tao; born September 17, 1964) is a residential real estate agent for William Raveis and serves as the state senator for the 28th District (parts of Fairfield, Westport, Weston, Easton, and Newtown Sandy Hook CT).
Previously, Hwang served as a state representative for the 134th District in the Connecticut General Assembly.
Hwang became a state representative in 2008 and won re-election in 2010 and 2012.
He is the assistant Senate Minority Leader.
In April 2014, Hwang ran for the 28th State Senate District.
His Democratic opponent was 133rd District State Rep.
Kim Fawcett.
Hwang was endorsed by State Senator John McKinney.
McKinney vacated the Senate seat to run for governor, but subsequently lost in the Republican primary to Tom Foley.
On November 6, 2014, Hwang won the State Senate seat for the 28th District after receiving 55 percent of the votes.
In 2016, Hwang received re-election endorsements from Robert H.
Steele, John Kasich, Pat Llodra the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, and The National Federation of Independent Business among others.