Chris Perone

Christopher Perone
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 137th district
Assumed office
2005
Preceded by Bob Duff
Personal details
Born Bedford, New York[1]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Christy
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut
Alma mater Syracuse University
Website www.chrisperone.com

Christopher R. Perone is a five-term Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 137th District since 2005. He previously served as a member of the Norwalk Common Council from 2001 to 2003. He is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in advertising.

Early life and family

Perone was born in Bedford, New York and attended Fox Lane High School.[2]

Political career

Perone was elected to the Norwalk Common Council from District D.[3] He has served on the board of the Southwestern Regional Planning Association, (S.W.R.P.A.) and on the committees of several groups including the Norwalk Education Foundation, the Lockwood Matthew’s Mansion restoration committee and the Norwalk Land Trust.[3]

Perone was elected to Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 137th District in 2004. He has been re-elected 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. In 2012, he defeated Republican challenger Joanne T. Romano in the race for the 137th District seat.[4]

Perone is current the chair of the Commerce Committee.

External links

References

Preceded by
Bob Duff
Connecticut House of Representatives
137th Assembly District

2005-2015
Succeeded by
incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.