Roland Lemar's Biography
- State House (CT) - District 96, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building, Room 2103
Hartford, CT 06106
Full Name:
Roland J. Lemar
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Anika; 4 Children: Caitlin, Sahil, Aarav, Nisha
Birth Date:
05/17/1976
Birth Place:
Westerly, RI
Home City:
New Haven, CT
BA, Political Science/Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1995-1999
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 96, 2010-present
Former Majority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 96, 2022
Assistant Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2013-2015
Member, Board of Aldermen, New Haven Ward 9, 2006-2010
Member, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Member, Planning and Development Committee
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation Bonding
Co-Chair, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
President, New Haven Green Fund, Incorporated, 2008-present
Public Relations and Communications, Self-Employed, 2007-present
Director, News, Issues and Current Events, Viacom, 2004-2006
Director, Public Information, City of New Haven, 2000-2004
Fellow, Henry Toll Fellowship
Member, Community and Economic Development Steering Committee, National League of Cities, 2010
Chair/Member, New Haven City Planning Commission, 2006-2010
Awards:
Rising State Leader, 2015, International Affairs by the Embassy of Canada