Joseph Serra

{{Short description|American politician (1940–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Joseph Serra

|state_house = Connecticut

|district = 33rd

|term_start = January 6, 1993

|term_end = January 6, 2021

|predecessor = Vincent Loffredo

|successor = Brandon Chafee

|birth_name = Joseph C. Serra

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|8|8}}

|birth_place = Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|28|1940|8|8}}

|death_place = Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.

|party = Democratic

}}

Joseph C. Serra (August 8, 1940 – November 28, 2024) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 33rd district from 1993 to 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1994-06-22-9406220569-story.html |title=SERRA SEEKS RE-ELECTION, WON'T TRY FOR SENATE |publisher=Courant.com |date=1994-06-22 |access-date=2020-01-14}}{{cite web|url=https://ctpost.com/middletown/article/Middletown-state-Rep-Joseph-Serra-sworn-in-for-13526850.php |title=Middletown state Rep. Joseph Serra sworn in for 14th term |publisher=Ctpost.com |date=2019-01-11 |access-date=2020-01-14}}{{cite web |last1=Day |first1=Cassandra |title=Middletown state Rep. Serra won't seek re-election after 28 years of service |url=https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Middletown-state-Rep-Serra-won-t-seek-15157425.php |website=The Middletown Press |date=25 March 2020}} Serra died on November 28, 2024, at the age of 84.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/middlesex/former-state-representative-known-as-mr-middletown-dies/ |title=Former state representative known as 'Mr. Middletown' dies |first1=Braley |last1=Dodson |website=WTNH.com |date=November 29, 2024 |access-date=November 29, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Day |first1=Cassandra |title=Former state Rep. Joe Serra remembered as 'Mr. Middletown,' a man of the people with a big heart |url=https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/ct-state-rep-joseph-serra-middletown-84-dies-19948809.php |access-date=1 December 2024 |publisher=The Middletown Press |date=29 November 2024}}