Susan Bysiewicz

Susan Bysiewicz (2009)

Susan Bysiewicz (* 29. September 1961 in Middletown , Connecticut ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party , and since January 9, 2019 Deputy Governor of Connecticut. She was also Secretary of State in that state from 1999 to 2011 and was previously a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Life

Bysiewicz grew up in Middletown, Connecticut . Her father is the son of Polish immigrants while her mother has Greek roots. She first studied at Yale University where she did a Bachelor of Arts and later at Duke University . There she earned a degree in law . She then worked as a lawyer temporarily in New York City and later returned to Connecticut, where she also worked as a lawyer. She was politically active in the Democratic Party and successfully ran for a seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives in the fall of 1992 . In 1994 and 1996 she was re-elected for a two-year term before declining to run again in 1998. Instead, she sought and was elected Secretary of State in Connecticut. She took up this office in January 1999 and, after two re-elections in 2002 and 2006, held it until January 2011. Functionally, she took over the duties of a minister of the interior with this post, with his responsibilities also extending to areas of economy, justice and finance, and sometimes even foreign policy. She was also responsible for overseeing state elections.

In 2005 she considered running for governor , but withdrew her candidacy in the fall of that year. After turning down another candidacy for governor in 2010, she applied for the post of Attorney General of Connecticut. However, doubts about their qualifications arose early on, as state law requires an Attorney General to have at least ten years of legal experience in Connecticut. While a district court initially ruled Bysiewicz could run for the post, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in May 2010 that her application was ineligible. In 2012 she sought the Democratic nomination for a seat in the US Senate to, defeated in the primary but Chris Murphy , who was then elected senator. She then returned to work as a lawyer.

After briefly considering running for the Connecticut Senate in late 2017 , she announced her intention to run for governor in April 2018. Although she won a number of supporters, she ended her candidacy in the summer of 2018 in the run-up to the Democratic Party Congress, which had to make a preselection for the primary. Previously, there had been an agreement with her competitor Ned Lamont , as a result of which Bysiewicz gave up her candidacy and would run for his side as vice governor . After winning the primary, the two contested the actual election campaign against the Republican Bob Stefanowski . Lamont and Bysiewicz then won the election on November 6, 2018. She was inducted into her new office with Lamont on January 9, 2019.

Susan Bysiewicz is married and has three children with her husband David Donaldson.

Web links

• Personal web presence (English)
• Web presence of Ned Lamont (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Susan Bysiewicz on Linkedin (English)
2. ↑ Susan Bysiewicz at ICount (English)
3. ↑ Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Susan Bysiewicz out of the race , ConnecticutPlus, May 18, 2010 (English)
4. ↑ Connecticut Democrats congratulate Lamont & Bysiewicz on victory , Wtnh News 8, November 7, 2018 (English)