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Claudia Powers
Deputy Republican Leader-at-Large

15 Hendrie Avenue, Riverside 06878
Residence: 203-637-1438
Capitol: 1-800-842-1423

Education: University of Hawaii: BA; Columbia University: MA

Occupation: Former Special Education Teacher

Public Service: Current member representing Governor Jodi Rell on the Education Commission of the States; Current member of Board of Trustees at the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium; Past and current member and former chair of the Greenwich Republican Town Committee; former vice chairman and current member of the Greenwich League of Women Voters; former member of the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting; member of the Republican Roundtable of Greenwich; former member of the State Birth-To-Three Council; former member of the State Advisory Council on Special Education; former member of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Board; member of the Board of Directors of the Lower Fairfield County Regional Action Council; member of the American Legislative Exchange Council; member of the National Order of Women Legislators; member of the Associate Board of the Arch Street Greenwich Teen Center; past member of the Board of Directors for the Arch Street Greenwich Teen Center; former member of the Cos Cob School Building Committee, the Riverside Association, the Board of the Greenwich Council on Youth and Drugs; volunteer with Meals-on-Wheels and the Greenwich Red Cross; member of and Lay Eucharistic Minister at Christ Episcopal Church, member of Christ Episcopal Church’s Altar Guild; member of the Governor's Prevention Partnership; member of the Advisory Council to the Domestic Abuse Service at the Greenwich YWCA.

Legislative Service: State House of Representatives 1993, 1995, 1997 (Assistant Minority Leader), 1999 (Minority Whip), 2001 (Minority Whip), 2003 (Deputy Minority Leader), 2005 (Deputy Minority Leader), 2007 (Deputy Minority Leader-at-Large)

Awards and Recognition: Certificate of Appreciation (for obtaining out-patient clinic for veterans), Greenwich American Legion Post 29 – May 27, 1996; Certificate of Appreciation, Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich – December 15, 2004; Excellent Service to Children, Unitarian Society of Hartford and Shared Parenting Council of Connecticut – February 21, 2006; Outstanding Legislator in Reducing Underage Drinking, Connecticut Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking – October 13, 2003 and October 25, 2005; NEA’s Read Across America Certificate of Appreciation, National Education Association – March 2, 2005.

Committees: Higher Education, Judiciary, Legislative Management, Regulation Review

State Representative Claudia “Dolly” Powers is the highest-ranking member of the Greenwich delegation to the General Assembly... [Full Biography] (PDF/14kb)

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Rep. Powers is dressed in red and is standing at the dais and she is smiling.
Rep. Powers stands in as "Honorary Speaker" at the dais as she is honored for her long service to the state. Rep. Powers will be retiring from the legislature after this year.

Rep. Amann is speaking and Rep. Powers is seated behind him.
Rep. Powers is introduced as "Honorary Speaker" by Speaker Jim Amann.

Rep. Powers is standing at the dais and listening to instructions.

Rep. Powers receives instructions from a member of the Speaker's Office on the workings of the dais before she assumes the role as "Honorary Speaker".

The group is standing together near the Hall of Flags in the state Capitol.
(Above and Below)
Rep. Powers and Rep. Gibbons greet the children from Riverside School during their trip to the state Capitol.

The group is standing together in the capitol.

Rep. Powers and Rep. Gibbons are standing in front of the children in the House Gallery and they are speaking to them.
Rep. Powers and Rep. Gibbons speak to the children from Riverside School on the legislative process in the House Gallery.

The two women are standing in the well of the House and Rep. Powers is passing the whip to Rep. Sawyer.
Rep. Powers, retiring House Republican Whip, shares a light moment as she passes the 'whip' to fellow Republican Whip, Rep. Pam Sawyer who will now house the symbolic whip in her office.

The two reps are sitting together and are laughing.
Rep. Powers shares a light moment with Rep. Larry Miller before a press conference.

Rep. Powers is listening for a response. She is wearing a peach jacket and is holsing a paper and a microphone.
Rep. Powers listens to the response to the questions she asked of the legislator that brought forth a bill.

The three representatives are standing side by side and are holding the Cardinal MArching Band banner.
Rep. Powers (right) and Rep. Floren (left) and Rep. Gibbons (center) march in the Annual St. Patrick's Day parade.

Rep. Scribner is sitting at his desk and Rep. Powers is standing next to him.
Rep. Powers poses with Rep. Scribner on Hat Day at the Capitol, a salute to the city of Danbury.

Rep. Powers and Chris are standing side by side in the lob.
Rep. Powers poses with her 2008 legislative intern, Chris Kopency.

Rep. Powers is standing on the dais with the Speaker and others with her hand on her heart and she is stating the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rep. Powers leads the House of Representatives in the Pledge of Allegiance during the Opening Day of the 2008 Session.

Rep. Powers and others stand facing the US Flag and have their hands over their hearts.
Rep. Powers leads the House of Representatives in the Pledge of Allegiance on the Opening Day of the 2008 Legislative Session.

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