John Thomas Shaban (born September 6, 1964) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the

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, Shaban served in the

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until 2017, representing the 135th District, which encompasses the communities of Easton, Redding, and Weston.

Early life and education

Shaban attended the

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. He earned his A.B.A. Environmental Law Certificate from the

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at Pace University in

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in 1993. He was a semi-professional football player from 1985 to 1989 and from 1994 to 2006.

Career

Professional

He has worked professionally as a fact finder/ arbitrator for the Connecticut Judicial Branch and an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Between 2003 and 2018, Shaban has been a partner of the Litigation Department at Whitman, Breed, Abbott & Morgan, LLP. He is currently a partner of Levine & Levine PLLC, a law firm based out of

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, where he leads the Connecticut office. He is admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut.

Politics

Shaban was the ranking member of the Connecticut legislature's Environment Committee as well as a member of both the Judiciary Committee and the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. In 2013, Shaban supported the Mental Health, School Security and Gun Control bill. Shaban ran for the

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to represent in the

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, challenging

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Jim Himes of the

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. He withdrew from the race, and in 2015 declared his candidacy against Himes in the

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Personal life

Shaban is married to Lucy Eliza Shaban (b. 1965) and has three children. He resides in Redding, Connecticut.

References

External links

Official page
at the

Campaign site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaban, John Living people Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives People from Redding, Connecticut Politicians from Brooklyn University of Colorado Boulder alumni 21st-century American politicians 1964 births