Fiscal
The CSG East Budget and Tax Chairs Committee was created to provide an opportunity for elected officials and staff who play a key role in the budget writing process to share ideas and concerns on issues affecting the development of state budgets.
Kate Farrar
Representative, Connecticut; Chair, CSG East Fiscal Affairs Committee
First
elected
in
November
2020,
State
Representative
Kate
Farrar
is
proud
to
serve
the
20th
District
in
Connecticut.
She
serves
as
Deputy
Majority
Leader,
Chair
of
the
Early
Childhood
Education
Endowment,
and
Chair
of
the
Internship
Committee.
Additionally,
Representative
Farrar
...
is
a
member
of
the
Finance,
Revenue
&
Bonding,
Higher
Education
&
Employment
Advancement
and
Transportation
Committees.
Over
the
past
two
years,
Representative
Farrar
spearheaded
a
coalition
of
lawmakers
and
advocates
to
pass
historic
legislation
with
sustainable
investment
to
make
childcare
more
affordable
and
accessible.
Representative
Farrar
has
more
than
20
years
of
experience
as
a
nonprofit
advocate
and
active
community
volunteer.
As
Executive
Director
of
the
Connecticut
Women’s
Education
and
Legal
Fund
(CWEALF),
she
led
passage
of
the
state’s
landmark
Paid
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
in
addition
to
advancing
laws
for
pay
equity.
Before
CWEALF,
Representative
Farrar
expanded
STEM
education
and
leadership
programs
for
girls
and
college
women
at
AAUW
in
Washington,
D.C.
Currently,
she
serves
as
a
Strategy
Coordinator
for
Connecticut
Foodshare.
She
is
also
a
Board
Member
of
the
Aurora
Foundation
for
Women
and
Girls
and
Betty
Knox
Foundation.
She
earned
her
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
University
of
Connecticut
and
a
master’s
in
public
administration
from
Syracuse
University.
She
is
a
graduate
of
the
Council
of
State
Governments
Eastern
Leadership
Academy
and
Toll
Fellowship.
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For more information on the Fiscal Committee, please contact staff liaison
Chris Kelleher
Email: ckelleher@csg.org
Phone: 646-383-5712