Alexandra Kasser

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Alex Kasser
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 36th district
In office
January 9, 2019 – June 22, 2021
Preceded byScott Frantz
Succeeded byRyan Fazio
Personal details
Born
Alexandra Veronica Kasser[1]

(1967-05-04) May 4, 1967 (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)
Yale University (MA)

Alexandra Veronica Kasser (born May 4, 1967) is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 36th district from 2018 to 2021. Connecticut's 36th district covers Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education[]

Originally from Chicago, Kasser was raised in Illinois and Connecticut.[citation needed]

Kasser received her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in 1988. In 1993, she received a Juris Doctor from University of Chicago Law School and a Master of Arts from Yale University.[2] Kasser has been expecting[when?] to receive a Ph.D. from Yale University in environmental law and policy.[3]

Career[]

Kasser practiced corporate law at the firm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.[4]

In the 2018 election for Connecticut State Senate, Kasser narrowly defeated incumbent Scott Frantz.[2] Kasser's committee assignments included the Judiciary Committee, Banking Committee, Transportation Committee, Legislative Regulation Review Committee, and the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee.[2] Within the Connecticut Senate, she sat as the Deputy Majority Leader, Chair of the Banking Committee, and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee.[3] She was also involved in the Environment and Public Health committees.[3]

Her areas of advocacy are women, children, and the environment.[3] In early 2021, she helped pass Jennifer's Law which expanded the definition of domestic violence to include coercive control.[5]

Divorce and resignation[]

On June 22, 2021, Kasser announced that she would resign, saying that her ability do her job was damaged by a divorce with her husband, Seth Bergstein. A decade before the divorce, Kasser came out as a lesbian. After divorcing Bergstein, Kasser began dating Nichola Samponaro, a real estate saleswoman who served as her 2018 campaign manager and later briefly as an assistant in her Senate office.[6] She was succeeded by Republican Ryan Fazio.[7]

Non-profit involvement[]

Kasser has sat as the chair of the Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center, is the founder of The Parity Partnership, and also sat on the board of various boards such as Kids in Crisis.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Mahony, Edward H. (August 10, 2021). "A signed, Jackson Pollock collage has become a point of contention in former state Sen. Alex Kasser's long-running divorce". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alex Kasser". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Admin, Gregg. "About Senator Kasser". Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Yes, there will be a Democratic state senator from Greenwich". The CT Mirror. December 31, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  5. ^ staff (June 28, 2021). "Lamont Signs 'Jennifer's Law,' Expanding CT Definition of Domestic Violence". Greenwich Free Press. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Connecticut state Sen. Alex Kasser resigns, blames bitter divorce battle waged by Morgan Stanley executive husband". June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ryan Fazio wins special election for Greenwich state Senate seat". fox61.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Who I am". Alex4CT. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

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