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Gary Winfield
Gary A. Winfield (born March 11, 1974) is an American politician from the state of Connecticut and member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. He serves in the Connecticut State Senate, representing the 10th district. From 2009 to 2014 he served as a Connecticut House of Representatives, State Representative from the 94th Assembly District. Winfield served as Deputy Majority Leader in his tenure as a State Representative. Biography Winfield was raised in The Bronx, a Boroughs of New York City, Borough of New York City, by his mother. He graduated from Westbury High School (Old Westbury, New York), Westbury High School in Old Westbury, New York. He served in the United States Navy from 1994 to 2000 and became a Electrician's mate, Nuclear Electrician's Mate. He attended Southern Connecticut State University from 2003 to 2006 and received a bachelor of science in political science. He worked for the American Association of University Professors. Career Shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Harp
Toni Nathaniel Harp (born August 6, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 50th Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. Harp, a Democrat, was previously a state senator in Connecticut from 1993 to 2013. A resident of New Haven, Harp represented the western half of the city as well as part of West Haven while in the Connecticut Senate. Early life and career Harp was born in San Francisco and graduated from Roosevelt University and received a Master of Environmental Design from Yale University. Prior to becoming mayor in the City of New Haven, Harp served as a State Senator and a New Haven Alderman; she defeated incumbent Senator Charles H. Allen III for the Democratic nomination in 1992. In 2007, Harp introduced a bill to have the state pay for free diapers for poor mothers. Immediately following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, State Senator Harp introduced a controversial bill for mandatory mental health screenings of all Connecticut school children. Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |