Erin Stewart (politician)
| Erin E. Stewart | |
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| 40th Mayor of New Britain | |
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Assumed office November 12, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tim O’Brien |
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Erin Elizabeth Stewart May 4, 1987 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Central Connecticut State University |
| Website | Mayoral website |
Erin Elizabeth Stewart (born May 4, 1987) is an American politician who is the 40th and current Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut. She was elected to her first term on November 5, 2013, at the age of 26; and reelected to her second term on November 3, 2015. She is currently the youngest serving female mayor in the United States for a city the size of New Britain. Stewart describes herself as a fiscal conservative and social moderate, a mayor who likes to accomplish achievements by working together, regardless of political affiliation.
Stewart’s political career began as a campaign staffer for former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. Working alongside Congresswoman Johnson, Stewart worked directly with municipal political leaders to achieve victories for various candidates around the State of Connecticut and to develop strategy for communications and marketing of campaign platforms. Stewart interned for Governor Jodi Rell’s Administration in the Office of Policy and Management, then in the Legislative Affairs Office. Before becoming mayor, Stewart worked as a Legislative Aide in the Connecticut General Assembly. Stewart was responsible for working on constituent problems for Senator Kevin C. Kelly’s district of 100,000 residents and providing research to the senator on state laws. While working at the Connecticut General Assembly, she became an elected member of the city’s Board of Education.
Stewart graduated from New Britain High School in 2005. She attended Central Connecticut State University, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a specialization in Public Administration and a minor in Communications, in 2009.
Stewart headed the planning and budgeting subcommittee of New Britain’s Commission on Community and Neighborhood Development while serving as the vice chairperson. She is also a Justice of the Peace. After graduating from CCSU, Stewart was an assistant softball coach at her high school alma mater, New Britain High School. Stewart has dedicated herself to raising awareness about breast cancer when her aunt died from the disease in 1998 at the age of 51. For the past several years, Stewart has served as the honorary co-chair of the Connecticut Race in the Park with Connecticut Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, a race to raise funds and awareness for the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative.
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