Legislative Office Building, Room 2700
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Catherine 'Cathy' Ann Osten
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child
Birth Place:
Norwich, CT
Home City:
Norwich, CT
Associate's, Liberal Arts, Mohegan Community College
Deputy President Pro Tempore, Connecticut State Senate, 2017-present
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 19, 2013-present
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 19, 2022
First Selectperson, Town of Sprague, 2007-2019
Candidate, Connecticut House of Representatives, District 47, 2010
Co-Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Member, General Law Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Management
Member, Legislative Regulation Review Committee
Co-Chair, Legislative Subcommittee
Vice Chair, Public Safety and Security Committee
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Accountability
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Collective Bargaining
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Housing Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Labor and Public Employees Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Accountability, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation Bonding, Connecticut State Senate
Lieutenant, Department of Corrections, Connecticut, 1989-2010
Sergeant, Retired, United States Army, 1975-1979
Co-Chair, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Education Committee
President, Corrections Supervisors' Council of Connecticut State Employees Association/Service Employees International Union (CSEA/SEIU) Local 2001
Financial Officer/District Historian, Post 85, American Legion
Member, Sprague Land Preserve
Member, Two Storm Panel
Favorite Quote:
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
Number of Grandchildren:
4