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Elissa Wright's Biography

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Full Name:

Elissa T. Wright

Gender:

Female

Family:

Divorced; 2 Children: Matthew, Elizabeth

Birth Date:

04/14/1946

Birth Place:

Hartford, CT

Home City:

Noank, CT

Religion:

Protestant

LLM, Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1988

JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1979

MA, Music Theory, Connecticut College, 1974

BA, Music Theory, Connecticut College, 1968

Member, Groton Democratic Town Committee

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 41, 2014

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2007-2014

Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2011-2014

Councilor, Groton Town Council, 2001-2007

Member, Groton Board of Education, 1989-1991

Representative, Groton Town Meeting, 1973-1975

Member, Board of Directors, Connecticut Lyric Opera, 2003-present

Former Member, Environment Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Member, Revenue Streams and Economic Development Subcommittee, Blue Ribbon Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (MORE)

Co-Chair, Tax Policy Subcommittee, General Assembly’s Smart Growth Working Group, 2009

Member, Jabez Smith House Committee, 1994-2001

Secretary, Jabez Smith House Committee, Groton, 1994-2001

Member, Board of Directors, Thames Valley Music School, 1981-2000

Secretary, Historic Properties Advisory Committee, Groton, 1981-1994

Member, Charter Revision Commission, Groton, 1984-1985

Member, Democratic State Platform Drafting Committee, 1982

Attorney, Self-employed, 1990-present

Editor, Connecticut Law Review

Attorney, Copp, Berall & Hempstead, 1988-1989

Attorney, Moukawsher & Moukawsher, 1981-1988

Attorney, Connecticut Supreme & Appellate Courts, 1985

Visiting Assistant Professor, Connecticut College, 1982

Law Clerk, Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Ellen Ash Peters, 1979-1980

Legislative Research (part-time), Connecticut General Assembly, House Majority Office, 1975-1977

Reporter, The Hartford Courant, 1968-1969, 1974-1975

Editorial Assistant, The New Yorker, 1970-1973

Member, Connecticut Bar Association, 1979-present

Member, Groton Open Space Association

Member, Indian and Colonial Research Center

Charter Member, Noank Historical Society

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