Politics & Government

Bio: Ellen Scalettar, Democratic Candidate for Woodbridge First Selectman

The election is on May 6. The following biography was supplied by Democratic Town Committee Chairman Laurence Grotheer.

EXPERIENCED

  • Woodbridge Board of Selectmen (May 2006 - December 2008)
  • State Representative, CT General Assembly, 114th district representing Woodbridge, Orange, Derby (1993-99)
  • Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, CT General Assembly)
  • Woodbridge Plan and Zoning Commission
  • Woodbridge Library Commission
  • Director of Policy, Research and Legislation for CT Senate President Pro Tem
  • Attorney 
  • City College of New York, BA; University of Maryland, JD
  • Connecticut Voices for Children, Senior Policy Fellow
  • Yale Law School, Visiting Lecturer in Law 

 DEDICATED

  • Leading legislator for open space preservation, privacy protection, social justice and open government
  • Leading legislator against the tobacco industry and domestic violence
  • Career commitment to public service, including environmental protection, children’s issues, tax and fiscal policy
  • Member, Board of Directors:  Planned Parenthood of CT Public Policy Fund, Griffin Hospital,  Anti-Defamation League of CT

EFFECTIVE

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Award-winning public servant, including recognition from:

  • Woodbridge Human Services
  • United Seniors in Action
  • Connecticut Chiefs of Police
  • American Lung, Cancer and Heart Societies
  • Connecticut Medical Society
  • Connecticut NARAL

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