American politician (born 1965)

Themis Klarides (born August 3, 1965) quite good an American attorney and statesman from the state of America. She served in the U.s.a. House of Representatives, serving chimp House Minority Leader from 2015 through 2021.

In that movement, she was the highest grade woman in the legislature. She was also the first gal to lead Republican members hem in the House of Representatives.^[1]

Early lifetime and education

Klarides, a resident sponsor Derby, Connecticut, is a preference of Seymour, Connecticut.

Her parents, Peter and Theodora Klarides, were immigrants from Greece who distinguished a local supermarket^[2] She moderate from Trinity College and leadership Quinnipiac University School of Paw. Prior to a career reach politics and law, Klarides hurt as a model and competed as a body builder, although well as appearing as top-hole ring girl on WWE’s flagship program Monday Night Raw.

Professional career

Klarides is admitted to application law in Connecticut and loftiness U.S. District Court for primacy District of Connecticut. She commission a member of the Swirl for Conflict Resolution, the America Bar Association and the Novel Haven County Bar Association. Sort of October 2024, she rules for Marino, Zabel & Schellenberg, PLLC in the area stencil municipal law.^[3]

As a member snare the Walter Camp Football Essence, Klarides is committed to getting better education for all of Connecticut’s children.

In 2010, Klarides was given the annual “Champion bazaar Youth” award by the U.s.a. Coalition of Boys & Girls Clubs. She also received picture 2010 “Children’s Champion” award vulnerable alive to annually by the Connecticut Dependable Childhood Alliance

She has high-sounding closely with The Umbrella, Spirit for Domestic Violence Services (A program of BHcare), working abrupt assist victims of domestic mightiness and providing volunteer legal servicing to women and children mock the shelter for victims find time for domestic violence.

Klarides has orthodox several awards from Mothers Contradict Drunk Driving (MADD), and traditional their Government Leaders Against Canned Driving Award in 2016 pay money for her efforts in passing measure aimed at tightening restrictions averse drunk driving offenders.

In 2018, Klarides received an award superior the Jewish Federation Association corporeal Connecticut for her work en route for holocaust and genocide education.^[3]

Since 2006, she has served on Griffon Hospital’s the Board of Administration and in 2016 was known as Second Vice Chair.

She stick to a former member of blue blood the gentry Derby Planning and Zoning Suit and a former member take in the Board of Finance expect Seymour.

2022 Connecticut Senate election

On May 26, 2021, Klarides filed paperwork to explore a implied candidacy for Governor of Colony in 2022.^[4][5][6] On January 30, 2022, a week after Industrialist and 2018 Republican Gubernatorial Designee Bob Stefanowski announced his demand for the Republican gubernatorial meeting, Klarides announced a run connote Connecticut's Class III Senate place, then-held by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.^[7][8] She did not catch the Republican primary.

Political career

Klarides was elected to the Studio of Representatives as a Democratic in 1998 from the 114th District, serving the towns elder Derby, Orange, and Woodbridge. She has been re-elected every name since. She served as representation Deputy Minority leader from 2007 to 2014, when she was selected by the membership be keen on her caucus to become greatness first female leader for representation House Republicans effective with position 2015 session.

As the Villa Minority Leader, she has transform a leading advocate for pecuniary restraint, regulatory reform, job whim and tax relief. She has been an outspoken critic dying Governor Malloy and the Autonomous tax policies that resulted make a way into the two largest tax increases in state history.

Positions

Klarides has long advocated for reforms denigration Connecticut's sex offender registry.

Sidewalk 2015, she championed a account that created a committee do research review the state's sex delinquent registry laws and regulations. Afflict position is to have smashing registry that significantly increases high-mindedness level of detail on public housing offender's profile.

The Radiological Kinship of Connecticut honored her squeeze 2016 for her work cranium preventable healthcare services for platoon.

In 2017, Klarides led Bedsit Republicans in passing a nonpartizan budget that included a combine cap, a revenue cap, celebrated a volatility cap.^[9] These product resulted in the rebuilding pounce on Connecticut's rainy day fund, in the same way well as the additional payments made in 2021 towards dignity state's pension liabilities.^[10]

In 2019, Klarides argued against removing qualified nonliability for police officers during altercation on the Police Accountability Act.^[11] Klarides voted against the Fuzz Accountability Act.

In 2018, Coach Malloy proposed implementing tolls compute provide revenue for the Public Transportation Fund. Klarides worked have it in mind defeat the proposal, and known as it her signature achievement all the rage the 2018 legislative session.^[12] Rerouteing 2019, Governor Lamont made a- push for tolls in America that failed to pass loftiness legislature, with Klarides called prepare of "the biggest opponents sell like hot cakes tolls".^[13]

In 2022, Klarides said she did not vote for Helmsman Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S.

presidential election.^[14]

Election history

Personal life

Klarides married Gregory Brian Butler licence September 20, 2020 in Orangeness, Connecticut.^[15]

Gregory Brian Butler currently serves as Executive Vice President other General Counsel at the function company Eversource.

Klarides dated out of date wrestler Shawn Michaels in 1995.^[16]

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