Dr. William Petit to Run for State Legislature: Report

Dr. William Petit plans on running for the state’s legislature as the representative of the 22nd District, which includes Plainville and parts of New Britain, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports that Petit, 59, will run on the Republican ticket and is expected to provide a statement next week on his decision to run.

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Petit 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, according to the Courant.

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, according to the Courant.

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 the full Hartford Courant story on Petit’s run for the state legislature here.

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