Derek Slap's Biography
- State Senate (CT) - District 5, Democratic Deputy Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building, Room 1800
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Derek Slap
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Alex; 3 Children: Maggie, Zoe, Charlie
Birth Date:
1974
Birth Place:
Davis, CA
Home City:
West Hartford, CT
MBA, The University of Connecticut, 2010-2012
BA, Journalism/International Relations, Syracuse University, 1991-1995
Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 5, 2019-present
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 5, 2020, 2022
Majority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 19, 2017-2019
Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2019
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 19, 2018
Member, Aging Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Vice Chair, Government Administration and Elections Committee
Co-Chair, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Member, Public Health Committee
Member, Subcommittee on General Bonding
Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education
Member, Subcommittee on Human Services
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation
Former Co-Chair, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Committee on Children, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State Legislature
Former Member, Environment Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Environment Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Vice Chair, Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Member, Environment Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Member, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Vice President of Advancement, The Village for Families and Children, present
Former Adjunct Professor, Central Connecticut State University
Former Communications Director, DeStefano for Governor Campaign
Former Adjunct Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University
Former Lecturer, Political Science, Yale University
Former Adjunct Professor, Quinnipiac University
Former Lecturer, Sacred Heart University
Former Adjunct Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Former Vice President of Marketing and Communications, University of Connecticut Foundation
Chief of Staff, Senate Democrats, The Connecticut General Assembly, 2007-2014
Communications Director, City of New Haven, 2003-2006
Reporter/Anchor, NBC Connecticut, 1998-2003
No organizational membership information on file.