Gregory Haddad (born March 21, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each ...

from the 54th district since 2011. He is a

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who lives in and represents the town of

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

Education and career

Haddad received his bachelor's degree in physics from the

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in 1989. Prior to his election had worked as a legislative aide and assistant chief of staff for Democratic state senators for 14 years. He is a current member and past President of the Board of Directors at the Access Agency. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Mansfield Downtown Partnership and the Discovery Depot. Haddad currently works as the Vice-Chair of the New England Board of Higher Education.

Personal life

Gregory Haddad met his spouse, Donna Becotte, while attending the University of Connecticut. They got married and adopted their daughter, Natalie, in 2013.

References

1966 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives University of Connecticut alumni People from Mansfield, Connecticut 21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly {{Connecticut-politician-stub