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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Gail K. Hamm |
| Address | 1 Spice Hill Dr.
East Hampton, Connecticut , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 19, 1951 |
| Died |
October 24, 2013
(62 years) |
| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
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| Info | EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Elected State Representative for the 34th House District in November, 1998. Serves as House Chair of the Regulations Review Committee and is a member of the Select Committee on Children, Finance and Judiciary Committees. Democrat.
Attorney in private practice since 1979. Currently a partner in Law Offices of Friel & Hamm. Emphasis on family law and juvenile justice.
Legislative Liaison - Connecticut General Assembly for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 1986-1990. Responsible for the development, advocacy and implementation of legislative agenda that would improve the lives of women and families.
Legislative Aide - State Representative John Mannix (R), January 1979 -1980. Divided my time between review and analysis of proposed legislation and writing a special white paper on welfare in Connecticut. The study was published in the New York Times in November 1980.
Law Clerk - Circuit Court of Valparaiso, Indiana. Clerk to Juvenile Cout Judge Raymond Kickbush, 1978.
Participant - Project Justice, Federal Courts Clinic, Federal Litigation. Poverty law, prisoner and civil rights. Valparaiso University School of Law, Summer 1977.
Advance Person - Michigan Gubernatorial candidate (D), Sander Levin, August-November 1974. He lost.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Member of the Connecticut Bar since 1979.
Graduate: Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, May 1978. Juris Doctor. Wrote Honors paper in family law.
B.A. English/ Interpersonal Communication/ Political Science, December 1973, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Minor: American History. Graduated magna cum laude.
Attended primary and secondary public schools in Hillsdale, Michigan.
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AFFILIATIONS:
East Hampton Board of Education 1991-98. Chairperson 1995-98. Elected to two four-year terms. Served on Finance (review of budget), Personnel (negotiated contracts with all labor unions, hired administrative staff, and managed Superintendent) and Policy Committees.
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) - state-wide trade organization. Member State Relations Committee and Board of Directors, 1992-94; Chair of State Relations Committee 1994.
Member of Connecticut Rivers Alliance, 1998-present.
Member East Hampton Democratic Town Committee, 1991-present.
Member Board of Directors of Sexual Assault Crisis Services, of Middlesex County, 1992-95; Chairperson 1994-95.
Norwalk, Connecticut City Commission on the Status of Women, 1986-89. Chairperson 1985-87.
League of Women Voters, 1981-1988. President of Norwalk Chapter 1986-87; Member of the state study on Uniform Marital Property laws, 1985-86.
Women's Crisis Center, Inc., a non-profit organization serving six towns )Norwalk, Westport, Wilton, Darien, New Canaan, Weston) dedicated to empowering victims of domestic violence. Incorporator and member of the Board of Directors 1980-86; Chairperson, 1985-87.
Appointed to the Fair Rent Commission in Norwalk, 1985-87.
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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
Named Woman of the Year 1986 by Norwalk Chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women;
Norwalk Mayor William Collins asked me to Create a local City Commission on the Status Of Women - I developed the organizational structure and list of potential appointees.
Passage of Connecticut's Family and Medical Leave Act - I had the responsibility to manage the bill through the legislature.
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