BETHEL — Republican Jenn Lewis has thrown her hat into the ring in the 2nd Household District race.
The lifelong Bethel resident is operating to be the next condition representative of Bethel and Danbury’s 2nd district — a seat held by Democrat Raghib Allie-Brennan considering the fact that 2019.
Allie-Brennan introduced his operate for a 3rd phrase back again in January. He couldn’t be reached for remark Monday.
If elected, Lewis explained she will carry alter to Hartford by listening to constituents’ requirements and preventing from condition mandates that have failed to clear up troubles of the neighborhood local community.
“We have all lived prolonged ample with Hartford telling us how to stay our lives and we will need to make a alter, and I will be that alter,” she reported.
Lewis is a mom of two Bethel general public university children, has a 10 years of expertise performing as a behaviorist in unique education and serves as operations director of a small business she and her spouse, Justin, run in Danbury.
She has also been active in neighborhood companies, serving as Bethel Middle School’s PTO secretary, a member of the Danbury Audio Centre’s governing board and a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Council.
In addition to holding the group inexpensive for longtime people, Lewis reported her leading priorities involve supporting education and learning and initially responders, as perfectly as supporting modest corporations thrive.
Lewis claimed she grew up in a household that labored really hard and did so with integrity, kindness and regard. Her mom worked for Danbury Community Schools for a lot more than two decades, and her grandparents ran a family company.
“I sat along with them proudly looking at them function,” she reported. “I uncovered that you extend your hand very first simply because integrity issues, kindness matters, respect matters and persons matter most importantly.”
Lewis explained people are essential values to her, and types she strives to are living by each and every working day.
The 2nd Residence District will look a little diverse as a outcome of variations to Connecticut’s voting district traces. Adhering to the 2022 legislative election, the district will encompass much larger portions of Bethel and Danbury, but lose Redding and Newtown.