Former 26th District State Sen. Judith G. Freedman Endorses State Rep. Gail Lavielle

Letter to the Editor:

FORMER STATE SENATOR JUDITH G. FREEDMAN (26TH) ENDORSES STATE REPRESENTATIVE GAIL LAVIELLE

WESTPORT, CT – Former 26th district State Senator Judith G. Freedman announced today her strong endorsement of State Representative Gail Lavielle, who is running for reelection to the 143rd House district, which includes parts of Wilton, Westport, and Norwalk.

“Gail Lavielle is my State Representative, and I am proud to give her my support as she runs for reelection,” Freedman said. “Gail has proven how in touch she is with the district and her constituents. She listens to all of us.”

Freedman continued, “Gail has been tenacious regarding transportation issues and worked hard to ensure that the omnibus transportation bill in 2013 included language requiring that monies in the Special Transportation Fund would be spent only on transportation, and that the fund would not be raided for other purposes, as has been common practice.

“Gail brings her constituents’ issues to Hartford, and she delivers. Many of her proposals are now law, such as forming a bipartisan task force focused on eliminating unfunded mandates imposed by the state on school districts, cleaning up brownfields, promoting our deep-water ports to encourage the development of business, and whatever else we ask of her.

“Most people understand that legislators propose legislation, but what most do not know is that the proposals that survive the process are usually incorporated into a new committee bill which is drafted

with a new bill number and with all introducers’ names, except for those of the committee chairs, removed. Gail understands the process very well, and she has been tremendously effective in getting her proposals signed into law.

“Gail Lavielle is on top of all the issues facing our district,” Freedman continued, “and has earned not only my support, but should have everyone else’s as well.”

Judith Freedman served as State Senator for the 26th Senate district (Bethel, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, and Wilton) from 1987 through 2008.

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