Kate Farrar's Biography
- State House (CT) - District 20, Democratic Deputy Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building
Room 4043
Hartford, CT 06106
Full Name:
Kate Farrar
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Chan
Home City:
West Hartford, CT
MPA, Syracuse University, 2003-2004
Bachelor's, Political Science, University of Connecticut, 1997-2001
Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 20, 2021-present
Alternate on Zoning, West Hartford Town Council, 2017-present
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 20, 2024
Deputy Majority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Former Member, Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Program Specialist, Connecticut Foodshare, 2021-present
Executive Director, Connecticut Womens Education and Legal Fund, 2016-2020
Founder/Principal Consultant, K.C. Farrar Consulting Limited Liability Company, 2015-2016
Vice President of Campus Leadership Programs, American Association of University Women, 2008-2015
Associate Director of National Programs and Policy, Wider Opportunities for Women, 2005-2008
Field Coordinator, Kerry/Edwards Wisconsin 2004, 2004
Assistant Lobbyist, Judith Blei Government Relations, 2002-2003
Board Member, Betty Knox Foundation, 2020-present
Volunteer, Foodshare, 2020-present
Volunteer, The Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools, 2019-present
Volunteer, Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls, 2016-present
Elect Her Facilitator, Running Start: Bringing Young Women to Politics, 2015-present
College of Arts and Sciences Career Mentor, University of Connecticut, 2014-2018
President, Board Member, Women Under Forty Political Action Committee, 2013-2018
Connecticut Organizing Committee Member, Emerge America, 2017