Dr. William Petit Officially Launches Campaign for State Legislature

CHESHIRE, CT — Dr. William Petit has officially launched his campaign as a candidate for the state legislature, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports Petit will make his first public appearance as the Republican candidate for state representative for the 22nd District, which includes Plainville and parts of New Britain, at Planville’s upcoming Balloon Festival.

He is running against Democratic incumbent Elizabeth A. “Betty” Boukus.

Petit, a Plainville resident, is running for public office for the first time, although he previously considered a run for the 5th Congressional District in 2012 but decided against it because his wife had recently given birth to their son, William Petit III.

Petit was the lone survivor of the brutal 2007 Cheshire home invasion killings of his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit and their children, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17.

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He met his wife Christine Paluf while she was volunteering at a Petit Family Foundation fundraising event in 2012.

The Petit Family Foundation was established in honor of Hawk-Petit and Michaela and Hayley and its funds are “given to foster the education of young people, especially women in the sciences; to improve the lives of those affected by chronic illnesses; and to support efforts to protect and help those affected by violence.”

Visit the foundation’s website here.

Read more about Petit’s run for the state legislature at the Meriden Record-Journal here.