Listening to our fellow citizens and responding to their concerns with common sense solutions to protect individual freedoms and provide a better quality of life for all of Connecticut.

		Themis Klarides Deputy Republican Leader 23 East Court, Derby 06418 Residence: 203-735-5911 Capitol: 1-800-842-1423

Education: Trinity College: BA in Political Science; Quinnipiac University School of Law: JD

Occupation: Attorney

Public Service: Member of the Planning and Zoning Board in Derby; member of the Executive Board and Fundraising Committee for MADD; member of the Walter Camp Football Foundation; volunteer with the Derby Police Department Domestic Violence Task Force; mentor in the Derby School Special Friends Program; Volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program; served on the Orange Library Fundraising Children’s Duathalon Committee and the Orange Library Sports Auction Committee; Corporator of Griffin Health Services and the Birmingham Group; appointee to the CT-Israel Exchange Commission (CONNIX); former member of the Board of Finance in Seymour

Legislative Service: State House of Representatives 1999, 2001, 2003(Assistant Minority Leader),2005 (Assistant Minority Leader), 2007 (Deputy Minority Leader)

Committees: Education, Finance, Judiciary, Public Health

State Representative Themis Klarides is currently serving her fifth term in the General Assembly representing the 114^th Assembly District - the towns of Woodbridge, Orange and Derby. She was re-elected on November 7, 2006... [Full Biography] (PDF/14kb)