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Brendan Sharkey

Representative Brendan Sharkey's Biography

Full Name: Brendan Sharkey
Office: State House (CT) - District 88, Democratic
First Elected: 2000
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debra; 2 Stepchildren: Chad, Jeff
Birth Date: 03/18/1962
Birth Place: Orange, NJ
Home City: Hamden, CT

JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1989
BA, English, Georgetown University, 1984
BA, Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1984

Speaker, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2013-present
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2001-present
Former Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Former Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Planning & Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Program Review & Investigations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Owner, AmeriZone Limited Liability Company, 1998-present
Owner, J. Brendan Sharkey, Attorney at Law, 1989-present
Director, Grant Operations, Town of Hamden, Connecticut, 1993-1997
Co-Owner, Connecticut Zoning and Permitting Limited Liability Company

Member, Connecticut State Bar Association
Board Member, Hamden Boys and Girls Club
Member, Hamden Chamber of Commerce
Member, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, New Haven Boys and Girls Club

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Brendan.Sharkey@cga.ct.gov

Capitol Website

Capitol
Legislative Office Building, Room 4100
Hartford, CT 06106-1591

Phone: 860-240-8500
Toll Free: 800-842-1902

District
600 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

Phone: 203-281-4647

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