Cathy Walsh Selected as GOP Candidate for State Representative

Cathy Walsh received Wednesday night the unanimous endorsement of Republican electors at the GOP’s nominating caucus for State Representative for the 136th District in Westport. Walsh, a member of Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission, was formally nominated to be the Republican Party candidate by Planning and Zoning Commissioners Jack Whittle and Chip Stephens.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Westport Republicans to be a candidate for the Connecticut State Legislature for the 136th District representing Westport,” stated Walsh. “Our state is in crisis, and we need strong, principled leadership in Hartford to turn Connecticut around. Governor Malloy and his allies have put the special interests ahead of taxpayers and the results have been devastating: two of the largest tax increases in the state’s history, and unconscionable cuts in services to the most vulnerable of our citizens. I want to put a stop to these reckless policies. You know me, and you know that I will stand up to Governor Malloy and fight for Westport.”

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe also added his endorsement of Cathy Walsh. “Cathy will be an extraordinary candidate and will go on to be an exceptional State Representative who will quickly become a leader in reforming our State’s fiscal and operational structure.”

About Cathy Walsh

Cathy Walsh is a 25-year Westport resident and member of Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Cathy is an outspoken and effective advocate on behalf of open space and conservation issues in Westport. On the Planning and Zoning Commission she chairs or co-chairs several key subcommittees, including Landscape, Senior Housing, and Open Space, among others. Under her chairmanship she successfully lobbied for and secured funding for the town-wide traffic study, and secured the funding for the Downtown Plan.

Cathy Walsh has been appointed by the First Selectman to the Downtown Steering Committee and the PIC. She is a past board member of the League of Women Voters, and Past Secretary of the Westport Republican Town Committee. Cathy has been an active volunteer in the Westport community, serving as a coach for youth swimming, cross country and soccer, and as a former board member of the Westport Soccer Association. Cathy was also a volunteer Athletic Director at Our Lady of Fatima School in Wilton for three years.

Cathy Walsh is a Steel Industry executive with more than 35 years of experience. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Russian from Penn State University, and is the proud mother of two daughters, Annie and Michelle, both Staples High School graduates.