Full Name:
DebraLee Hovey
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Paul; 1 Child: Christopher; 2 Stepchildren: Ashley, Jessica
Birth Date:
07/15/1954
Birth Place:
Houlton, ME
Home City:
Monroe, CT
Graduated, Structure of Intellect Theory, SOI Institute of Vida, Oregon, 1997
Graduated, Educational Psychology/Curriculum for Young Gifted Children, University of Texas-Austin, 1990
MS, University of Southern Maine, 1988
Graduated, University of Hawaii, 1981
BS, University of Maine, 1976
Former Republican Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Fundraiser, Maine State Republican Senate
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2003-2014
Assistant Minority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2011-2014
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Director, Finance, Cumberland County Republican Committee
Member, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Member, Monroe Historical Commission
Member, Monroe Inland-Wetlands Commission
Member, Monroe Republican Town Committee
Former Member, Select Committee on Children, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Member, State Advisory Council for Special Education
Member, Historic District Commission, 2001
Chief Negotiator, Freeport School Board, 1994-1997
Vice Chair, Freeport School Board, 1994-1997
Special Education Consultant, EDCEL, 1985-present
Experience, Child Advocate
Event Planner/Fundraiser, United States Senator, Susan M. Collins
Guest Speaker, European Cervical Cancer Summit, Brussels, Belgium, 2008
Faculty, University of Southern Maine, 1989-1994
Teacher, John Fuller School, 1983-1986
Board Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Camp Hi Rock, 1996-present
Member, American Legislative Exchange Alliance
Member, Association of Educational and Psychological Consultants
Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Member, Board of Directors, Milford Rape Crisis Center
Member, Board of Directors, Preble Street Resource Center for the Homeless
Board Member, Connecticut Student Loan Foundation
Co-Founder, Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Learning Disabilities (CECDLD)
Member, Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Learning Disabilities (CECDLD)
Member, Endangered Lands Coalition
Member, Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County
Member, Junior League of Portland, Maine
Member, Newtown Bridle Lands Alliance
Secretary, Women in Government
Member, Inrina Wetlands, 2002
Member, Maine Republican Committee Woman, 1996
Awards:
Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of the Housatonic Council Incorporated, 2007.