Mae Flexer Explained

Mae Flexer
Party:Democratic
Office:Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 29th District
Term Start:January 7, 2015
Predecessor:Donald E. Williams Jr.
Office1:Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 44th District
Term Start1:January 7, 2009
Term End1:January 7, 2015
Predecessor1:Michael A. Caron
Successor1:Christine Rosati Randall
Alma Mater:University of Connecticut (BA)

Mae Flexer is a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the state's 29th district, which includes the towns of Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, and Windham. A Democrat, Flexer previously served three terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the state's 44th assembly district.

Early life and education

Flexer is a native of Killingly, Connecticut, where she graduated from Killingly High School. She earned an Associate's degree from Quinebaug Valley Community College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut.

Career

Flexer joined her Democratic Town Committee when she was 18. At 23, she was one of the youngest persons in the state ever elected Town Committee Chairwoman.

Flexer worked as a legislative aide for Connecticut Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr for three years.

Flexer was elected a state representative in 2008, defeating Republican Angeline Kwasny by 3,136 votes.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527212439/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2008_election_results/2008_state_representative.pdf . 2010-05-27 . dead .