Letter To The Editor: Vote For Jenn Leeper

To the editor,

On Jan. 14, Fairfield will hold a special election. I am writing to ask for your support for Jennifer Leeper, the Democratic candidate for state representative in the 132nd District. I have been both a candidate and representative in this state district and as a member of the RTM and have met many of you. Please join me in voting to add this qualified, honest, female voice to Fairfield’s Hartford delegation.

Jenn grew up in New Hampshire, part of a Catholic family that taught her values that prioritized giving back to the community. While her brother has given back through his service in the military, including five tours in Iraq and Afganistan, Jenn has focused on education as a way to give back and positively impact every community she has touched. With giving back in mind, Jenn has applied her skills and qualifications, which include a master's in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, to work in low-income districts, at the State Capital, and now to Fairfield’s Board of Education. In every instance she has fought for issues and outcomes that have resulted in the success of the people she works for and represents.

I know Jenn’s opponent well. We serve together on the RTM for District 9. Still, for me, Jenn Leeper is clearly the best choice for Fairfield in 2020 and beyond. She offers so much and brings with her a perspective that Hartford needs. She’s not another lawyer or real estate broker, of which there are many, who will be balancing a full-time job in addition to their work on the legislature. Instead Jenn will devote herself full time to bringing skills that will help round out the legislature and address Connecticut's most pressing issues. Also, currently only 30 percent of elected state representatives are female. Women add an important perspective to our state government. Our former representative was a woman, so let's keep Fairfield's contribution to equal representation going by supporting Jenn Leeper, a qualified, data driven, caring female candidate. But most importantly Jenn will always put policy above politics. She won’t disrespect you by just telling you what you want to hear. Instead she will ask, listen, and then go to Hartford and fight with facts for what Fairfield families and businesses need and deserve.

Please join me on Jan. 14 when I will be voting for Jenn Leeper for state representative.

Dru Georgiadis

29-year resident of Fairfield’s beach area