Steven Stafstrom is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives from the 129th district. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 24, 2015.
Early life and education
Stafstrom was raised in
Orange, Connecticut. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...
in 2005. He then received his
J.D. degree from the
Saint Louis University School of Law in 2008, where he was an articles editor of the ''
Saint Louis University Law Journal
Saint Louis University School of Law, also known as SLU LAW, is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is one of the professional graduate schools of Saint Louis University. The University hosted a law school briefly fro ...
''.
Career
As a law student, Stafstrom was a clerk in the office of the
Connecticut attorney general. Since 2008, he has been a partner at Pullman & Comley in
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...
. He was elected to the Bridgeport City Council in 2013 and the
Connecticut House of Representatives in 2015. Since 2019, he has served as co-chair of the House Judiciary Committee. He was previously vice chair of the committee. As co-chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Stafstrom has advocated for gun control and statewide
criminal justice reform.
References
External links
Official Website
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Living people
Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Fairfield University alumni
Saint Louis University School of Law alumni
1982 births
21st-century American legislators
Connecticut lawyers
People from Orange, Connecticut
People from Bridgeport, Connecticut
Lawyers from Bridgeport, Connecticut
21st-century Connecticut politicians