Fairfield Neighborhood Advocate Meghan McCloat Seeks State Rep Post

The following announcement is from the campaign of Meghan McCloat:

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield resident and land-use advocate Meghan McCloat Monday announced her candidacy for the open State House of Representatives seat in the 134rd Assembly District, which includes portions of Fairfield, Southport and Trumbull.

Current State Representative Laura Devlin, who has held the seat for the last 7+ years, is vacating the seat to run for Lt. Governor commented, “An essential quality of an elected leader is to stand up for their constituents, work tirelessly on their behalf and have the courage to take on difficult issues that are important to those they represent. Meghan McCloat has these qualities and every day demonstrates her leadership skills to the community. I cannot think of a more dedicated and thoughtful person to succeed me than Meghan. I look forward to calling her my state representative.”

McCloat, has been one of the leaders of the nonprofit group ‘Neighbors for Neighborhood Preservation’ born to prevent corporations, Newport Academy from exploiting group home protections.

McCloat, who currently works at a private equity firm in Greenwich, has combined her experience in law and healthcare to advocate for healthcare policy improvement. She’s a fiscal conservative who believes in a responsible government, and wants to bring her professional experience and business knowledge to the State Capitol.

McCloat said, “I made the decision to run for State House to advocate on behalf of Fairfield and Trumbull working families and their children and grand-children. I will promote an affordable and sustainable Connecticut that families can enjoy for generations. I feel strongly that young adults who grow up in Connecticut should have the ability to stay and work, and raise their families in Connecticut, and enabling that economic affordability is going to be critical for our next generation.”

State Senator Tony Hwang said, “I am honored and thrilled to support Meghan McCloat for state representative. Meghan is a natural leader and passionate longtime advocate for our community. We are so fortunate to have an individual with her competence and principle engage in state public service. As co-chair of Pink Pledge, she led an overwhelming successful awareness and fundraising initiative on the fight against breast cancer. In that role, Meghan demonstrated her unique skills in organizing, educating, and inspiring others to join and be part of a solution that will support, and lift people affected by cancer. That is the kind of representative leadership that Meghan will bring toward making a positive difference in our state - one that is driven by representing her constituents and issues that matter in their lives. I look forward to working with her in the CT General Assembly.”

McCloat is an active volunteer in the Fairfield community serving on the President’s Council of the Yale New Haven Health & Bridgeport Hospital’s Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center. She has chaired the Town of Fairfield’s Pink Pledge Campaign and is an active volunteer with other local organizations such as Al’s Angels, which raises funds for pediatric cancer, and she has previously held executive board positions in the Junior Women’s Club of Fairfield and Big Brothers Big Sister.

“At the state level, we have seen an increased hostility towards local control of zoning and local decisions made by school districts. I believe the best outcomes for a community are made by the residents who work, live and volunteer in the community they reside,” said McCloat.

McCloat earned a Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University School of Law, a Master’s in Public Health from New York Medical College, and a Bachelor’s Degree from College of the Holy Cross. She and her husband of 3 years, Sly, live in the Greenfield Hill part of Fairfield with their English Bulldog, Cannoli.