State Representative Joe Polletta proudly serves the 68th Assembly District, representing Watertown, Oakville, and Waterbury. A lifelong resident of Oakville, Rep. Polletta was first elected to serve in the House of Representatives in a 2017 special election. He was elected in November 2024 to a fifth term.

For the 2025-27 legislative term, Rep. Polletta will serve as Ranking Member of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee as the top House Republican on the state’s second-largest committee. Additionally, Rep. Polletta will serve on the Environment and Public Health Committees. Named a House Republican Senior Whip for the second consecutive term, Rep. Polletta is tasked with an integral role in negotiating legislation and securing key votes.

As state representative, Rep. Polletta is an authority on issues ranging from state taxes and budgets to public safety, housing, and job creation. In 2024, Rep. Polletta helped secure almost $1 million in state aid to benefit local infrastructure projects, including renovations to the Steele Brook Greenway in Watertown and the Oakville VFW Post 7330.

Rep. Polletta attended local schools, earned a political science degree from Fairfield University and previously served as a member of the Watertown Town Council where he focused on issues such as economic development, blight and the maintenance of town facilities.

He is an active member of the Ponte Club and lives in Oakville with his wife Kimmi, whom he married in 2024.