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| Name | Tom Reynolds |
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| Info | Tom Reynolds is the State Representative for the 42nd District, which includes the towns of Ledyard, Preston and part of Montville.
Prior to his election to the General Assembly, Rep. Reynolds served on the Ledyard Town Council from 2000-2002 and was a member of the Education Committee and Transportation Task Force of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). He was elected to the Ledyard Board of Education from 1995-2002 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1998-2002. In addition, he was elected in 2001 to serve on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE).
Rep. Reynolds is the Founding President of the Ledyard Education Advancement Foundation (LEAF) and the Ledyard Rotary Foundation. These foundations have raised tens of thousands of dollars for local schools and other worthy causes. In 2003 Rep. Reynolds was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow, the highest honor bestowed by Rotary International and in 2001 he received national recognition from the American Council of Young Political Leaders in Washington, DC and was selected to participate in an educational mission to the Philippines.
A 1985 graduate of Ledyard High School, Tom was elected student body president at the University of New Haven where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. In addition he served as the President of the Connecticut Student Association. Tom holds a masters degree in Public Policy from Trinity College.
From 1989-1994 Rep. Reynolds worked as an aide to U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman in Hartford. From 1994-1999, he worked at Connecticut College, first in the Presidents Office as Associate Secretary and then as the Associate Director of Development. He was Director of Institutional Advancement at The Williams School from 1999-2003. Tom now owns his own consulting firm serving the fund raising and strategic planning needs of non-profit organizations.
Rep. Reynolds has proposed legislation that will provide property tax relief, enhance state support of public schools in small towns, increase the state’s responsibility for special education costs and increase Pequot-Mohegan Fund Grants to casino host communities. He has also joined with the southeastern delegation to bolster efforts to prevent the U.S. Submarine Base from being closed.
Tom grew up in a Navy family in Ledyard and is one of eight children, four of whom were adopted. He lives in Gales Ferry with his wife, Trina, and sons, William and Cameron.
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