Elizabeth Esty

Elizabeth Esty (2013)

Elizabeth Henderson Esty (born August 25, 1959 in Oak Park , Illinois ) is an American politician . From 2013 to 2019 she represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elizabeth Henderson, her maiden name, grew up in Minnesota and attended Winona Senior High School there . She then studied at Harvard University in Massachusetts until 1981 . After completing a law degree at Yale University and being admitted to the bar in 1985, she began working in this profession. At times she taught law at the American University . At the same time she embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 2005 and 2008 she was a member of the Cheshire City Council ; from 2008 to 2010 she was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives .

In the 2012 congressional election , Esty was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Connecticut , beating Republican State Senator Andrew Roraback . In Congress they took effect on 3 January 2013, the successor of the Senate exchanged Chris Murphy on. After two re-elections in 2014 and 2016, her mandate runs until January 3, 2019. In the House of Representatives, she is or was a member of the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as in a total of four sub-committees.

In March 2018, it was revealed that Etsy kept an employee on for months in 2016 after learning that they hit a woman and threatened her with death. After the Hartford Courant newspaper asked her to resign, it announced in early April 2018 that it would no longer run in the 2018 election.

Elizabeth Esty has been married since 1984 and has one daughter. Her husband, Daniel C. Esty, is a former Connecticut State Secretary ( Commissioner ) for Energy and Environmental Protection.

Web links

• Elizabeth Esty in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

supporting documents

1. ↑ Elise Viebeck: Conn. congresswoman kept aide on staff for 3 months after she learned of threat allegation. In: The Washington Post , March 29, 2018; Editorial: Elizabeth Esty Must Resign. In: The Hartford Courant , March 30, 2018; Russell Blair: Elizabeth Esty Not Running For Re-Election After Mishandling Abuse Allegations. In: The Hartford Courant , April 2, 2018.