Janis Hochadel known as Jan Hochadel is an American engineer, educator and politician. She currently serves as a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the 13th district, which encompasses Meriden, Middlefield and parts of Cheshire and Middletown. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. She won election following the resignation of Mary Daugherty Abrams at the end of 2022. She is the former president and incumbent vice president of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut (AFT).