Will Haskell

William Haskell (born 1996) is an American politician and a member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 26. The district encompasses the towns of Redding, Ridgefield, Wilton, and parts of Bethel, Weston, Westport, and New Canaan. Haskell is a member of the Democratic Party and the Senate Democratic Caucus.

In December 2019, Haskell was named as one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Law and Policy.

Will Haskell ran for and won the 26th district in 2018 as a first-time candidate, beating incumbent Republican Toni Boucher who had held the state senate seat since 2008. His campaign received endorsements from state Representative Jim Himes of the Connecticut 4th, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and former American president Barack Obama.

Haskell attended school in the Westport Public School System and graduated from Staples High School in 2014 where he was an active member of Staples Players, the student theater group. He attended Georgetown University and graduated in May 2018, shortly after launching his campaign in March. He had considered attending law school but was inspired by the current president Donald Trump's election win to run for office.