Gayle Slossberg is an
American politician. A
Democrat, Slossberg has been a
Connecticut State Senator since
2005.
A resident of
Milford, Slossberg represents the western suburbs of
New Haven in the Connecticut Senate's 14th District, which includes the city of Milford, the town of
Orange, and part of the city of
West Haven.
Slossberg was born and raised in
Massachusetts, graduated from
Cornell University in 1987, and earned a law degree from
New York University School of Law in 1990. She practiced law in New York with the firm of
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton before moving to Milford.
Slossberg served on the Board of Directors of the Milford Visiting Nurses Association, is a past president of the Mathewson Elementary School PTA, and is a member of the Endowment Committee for Bridges. Prior to being elected to the Senate, Slossberg served on the Milford Board of Aldermen and was its Democratic minority leader from 2001 to 2004.
Legislative career
In 2004, Slossberg was elected to the
Connecticut Senate by defeating six-term incumbent
Republican Win Smith by about 1,600 votes. A bizarre incident occurred late in the campaign regarding allegations that Slossberg
lawn signs were dumped at a local synagogue.
In the 2005-2006 legislative sessions, Slossberg served as co-chair...
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