Proudly representing the Connecticut General Assembly's 23rd District, State Representative Devin Carney serves the towns of Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.
Now in his sixth term, Rep. Carney maintains his leadership role as one of two Policy Chairmen for the House Republican caucus. For the 2025-2026 Legislative Session, he was named Ranking Member of the Legislature's newly created Government Oversight Committee. Additionally, he will serve on the Education, Finance, Revenue & Bonding, and Transportation Committees. Within the Finance Committee, he serves as the Ranking Member of the Transportation Bonding Subcommittee.
Rep. Carney also serves as Treasurer of the Board of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and is active within the Millennial Action Project, serving as co-chair of Connecticut’s Future Caucus. He also is an active member of the bipartisan Tourism Caucus and is a former co-chair of the bipartisan Clean Energy Caucus.
Over the years, Rep. Carney has received recognition from various organizations, including being named a 2025 Legislative Champion by the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs, receiving the “Rising Star Award” from the Millennial Action Project, being named a Thompson Fellow by the Council of State Governments, a 2024 Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) Town Crier Award recipient, and the “Legislative Service Award” from the Connecticut Counseling Association for his work on mental health and addiction legislation.
In his spare time, he volunteers with many local organizations including serving as a member of The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Board of Trustees, the Board of Saybrook Senior Housing, The Rotary Club of Old Saybrook, and the Greater Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce.
Rep. Carney works in finance at John A Bysko Associates in Old Lyme.
His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies with a minor in Film from Brandeis University in 2006.