Full Name:
Lonnie Reed
Gender:
Female
Home City:
Branford, CT
Bachelors, English & Political Science, Whitman College
Masters, Journalism, University of Washington
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 102, 2008-2019
Co-Founder, Hand Across Our Pond, 2004-2008
Former Co-Chair, Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, General Law Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Newspaper Journalist
Owner, LRP, Incorporated
Former Legislative Aide, United States Senate Energy Committee
Television News Correspondent, WFSB, Hartford
Television News Correspondent, WNEW, NY
Co-Chair/ Board of Directors, Guttman Diagnostic Institute, New York City, 1996-present
Board Chair, BCTV Community Television, present
Awards:
Investigative Reporting Emmy
Her work has received four Emmy Awards and several film festival prizes
Priority Issues:
Get people back to work by incentivizing job creation, investing in new technology and preparing a workforce to support it
Increase Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funds for Branford Schools
Reduce Property Taxes for Branford by encouraging towns to work together to provide services
Ensure that Seniors have the services they need to remain at home and enjoy a healthy, happy retirement
Expand clean energy options, encouraging green jobs and clean, renewable, affordable energy.