Avery Chosen By Dems For 35th Senate Race

STAFFORD, CT - Arlene Avery,has been chosen by Democrats in Connecticut’s 35th Senate District to challenge incumbent Senator Tony Guglielmo.

Avery is a graduate of Western New England School of Law and a community activist in Stafford, party officials said.

She is a life-long Connecticut resident who was appointed to represent Tolland County on the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Affairs Committee. She currently serves on the board of the Stafford Arts Society, on the Stafford Conservation Commission, and is president of the Stafford Area Community Thrift Store.

In a nominating speech, Coventry Democratic Town Committee Chairwoman Dorothy Grady said, "Arlene will listen to the constituents of the 35 th district, and she will work every day to support positions and laws that will make the lives of our seniors, our children, our farmers, business owners, and all of the residents feel like their senator is working to keep them safe and to let them know that they will always have someone fighting for them in Hartford."

Convention Chairman and Vernon Democratic Town Committee Chairman Bill Dauphin said of Avery, "As I listened to the remarks at the convention, I learned so much more about her 25-plus-year legacy of work for progressive candidates and causes, her family's literal centuries of background farming in the district, and the breadth of her knowledge and understanding of the 13 towns' issues and concerns."

In her acceptance speech Avery said, "You need to know that I care about all 13 towns in the 35th District. I care about revitalizing Rockville. I care about keeping Crystal Lake clear of invasive plants. And I care about maintaining the historic beauty of Tolland Green. From Vernon to Pomfret, from Union to Hampton, each town deserves superb representation in the state Senate. It is a year of change, and it is time for a change in Hartford."