Politics & Government
Gail Lavielle, Republican for the 143rd District
Lavielle, a graduate of Yale and UConn, is seeking a second term as state representative.
General Information
Name : Gail Lavielle
Date of birth : April 19, 1957
Place of residence : Wilton, CT
Education
College
College : Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences
Degree : B.A.
Year of graduation : 1978
Grad school
University : Two: Yale University and UConn
Degree : Two: M.A. in French from Yale University, and MBA in Finance from UConn
Year of graduation : Yale: 1981 and UConn: 2006
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Employment Information
Job titles held : Senior Vice President, Suez Environment; CEO, Interpublic Group subsidiary; Principal, Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart; Assistant Vice President, Morgan Guaranty Trust
Employers : Suez Environment; Interpublic Group; Ogilvy; Morgan Guaranty Trust
Political Information
Party affiliation : Republican
Running for a: State office
Running for position: State Representative
Chamber/district: 143rd Assembly district (state House): Wilton, Norwalk, Westport
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: November 2010
Previous elective offices : Local Board of Finance
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA
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Party HQ
Address TBA
URLs
Website : www.VoteforLavielle.com
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gail-Lavielle-for-State-Representative/126544644056794
Other facts
- Member of 3 General Assembly committees: Appropriations, Education, and Transportation - 20+ years' in executive leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies - 2011-2012, member of budget-writing team that proposed a full vetted no-tax-increase budget and midterm no-tax-increase budget adjustments - Served on two CT state commissions: CT Public Transportation Commission and CT Advisory Council for Professional Standards for School Administrators
Taught upper-level courses to UConn undergraduates for 6 semesters - Founding member of Norwalk River Valley Trail steering committee - Received 2011 award for education advocacy from CT Coalition for Achievement Now - Recognized as 2012 Environmental Champion by CT League of Conservation Voters - Member of Norwalk Senior Center Board - Advisory Board member for Wilton Go Green, ITN CoastalCT (senior transportation), and Norwalk Hospital
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