Art Feltman
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| Rep. Art Feltman | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 6th district |
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| In office 1997 – present |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Residence | Hartford, Conn. |
| Religion | Jewish |
Art Fletman is an American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, he serves as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 6th District in Hartford.
Educated at Wesleyan University (B.A., 1980) and the University of Connecticut (J.D., 1987), Feltman is a lawyer. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, after serving one year on the Hartford City Council. Prior to that, he had spent three years as commissioner of the city's redevelopment agency and eleven years on the Democratic town committee.
In the legislature, he serves as chair of the planning and development committee, also serving on the appropriations and education committees.
Feltman is openly gay[1] and is one of six openly gay members of the Connecticut General Assembly, serving alongside Reps. Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), Jason Bartlett (D-Bethel) and Beth Bye (D-West Hartford), as well as Sens. Andrew J. McDonald (D-Stamford) and Andrew M. Maynard (D-Stonington).
[edit] References
- ^ “County Fair: The Queering of Connecticut”, Fairfield County Weekly, 28 February 2008, <http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/article.cfm?aid=6143>. Retrieved on 28 February 2008
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