Full Name:
Whit Betts
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jarre; 2 Children: Amy, Drew
Birth Place:
Westhampton Beach, NY
Home City:
Bristol, CT
Religion:
Christian Congregationalist
BA, Sociology/Psychology, Eisenhower College, 1969-1973
Former Member, Bristol City Council
Senior Minority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 78, 2011-2023
Minority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2021
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 78, 2020
Former Member, Aging Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Program Review and Investigations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Development, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Services, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Director of Marketing, Green Acres Farm, 1990-present
Former Board Member, 5th Anniversary Committee, Main Street Community Foundation
Former Board Member, Bristol Boys and Girls Club
Former Board Member, Bristol Boys and Girls Club
Former Board Member, Bristol Community Organization
Former Board Member, Bristol Hospital
Former Co-Chair, Bristol Hospital Auxiliary
Former Board Member, Bristol Hospital Development Foundation
Former Chair, Bristol Republican Town Committee
Former President, Bristol Rotary Club
Former Board Member, Central Connecticut Chambers of Connecticut
Former Board Member, Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
Former Board Member, Family Center
Former Board Member, First Congregation Church of Bristol
Former Board Member, Imagine Nation Museum
Former Board Member, Ingraham Manor Nursing Home
Former Board Member, Northwest Family Farm Co-Op
Former Board Member, Parent and Child Center
Former Board Member, Renbrook School