Art Feltman

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name =Rep. Art Feltman
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state_house =Connecticut
district =6^th
term_start =1997
term_end =present
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residence =Hartford, Conn.
party =Democrat
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religion =Jewish
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Art Fletman is an American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, he serves as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 6th District in Hartford. He is not a candidate for re-election in 2008. [cite news|title=Legislature Approves Cash Discounts On Gas Purchases| work=Hartford Courant |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ctlegwrap0613.artjun13,0,6619426.story |date=2008-06-13|accessdate=2008-07-08]

Educated at Wesleyan University (B.A., 1980) and the University of Connecticut (J.D., 1987), Feltman is a lawyer. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, after serving one year on the Hartford City Council. Prior to that, he had spent three years as commissioner of the city's redevelopment agency and eleven years on the Democratic town committee.

In the legislature, he serves as chair of the planning and development committee, also serving on the appropriations and education committees.

Feltman is openly gay and is one of six openly gay members of the Connecticut General Assembly, serving alongside Reps. Mike Lawlor (D–East Haven), Jason Bartlett (D–Bethel) and Beth Bye (D–West Hartford), as well as Sens. Andrew J. McDonald (D–Stamford) and Andrew M. Maynard (D–Stonington).cite news |date=2008-02-28 |url=http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/article.cfm?aid=6143 |accessdate=2008-02-28 |work=Fairfield County Weekly |title=County Fair: The Queering of Connecticut ]

References

External links

* [http://www.housedems.ct.gov/feltman/index.asp Legislative homepage]