Letter To The Editor: Vote Leeper For State Representative

To the editor,

In these unprecedented and unpredictable times, our votes matter more than ever. When I fill out the ballot line for state representative for the 132nd District, I will be enthusiastically choosing Jennifer Leeper, and I urge you to do the same.

Put simply, Jenn is a treasure for Fairfield. She is passionate about our town, and she doesn’t just will us to succeed, she puts that desire into action every day. She has shown leadership and independence on our Board of Education, working in a bipartisan way as the chair of its newly formed Finance Committee to handle the tough work of funding our children’s education. She has been a strong voice in challenging discussions concerning the budget, redistricting, school facilities, and the response to COVID-19.

Jenn comes from a family tradition of public service, and she is one of the people who inspired me to serve our town through public office myself. I have seen her speak countless times with our voters and with the families of school-age children for whom she has responsibility on the Board of Ed. She wants what’s best for them no less than for her own children who are growing up in Fairfield’s public schools. Throughout her campaign for state representative, Jenn has continued to demonstrate the diligence, relentless work ethic, and open-mindedness that are her hallmarks. She thoroughly researches the issues; seeks out different perspectives; gets to the bottom of her constituents’ concerns; and focuses on solutions.

As a state representative, Jenn will put these skills to work solving problems for us. She’ll also be armed with her master's in public policy and her years of policy experience at the Connecticut Department of Education. In Hartford, Jenn will get to work making sure we get our fair share of state funding; pursuing loan forgiveness for our state’s top college grads who put their skills to work here; improving our rail service and infrastructure; and creating jobs. Jenn will fight for tax relief for our seniors; investment for our small businesses; gun violence prevention for our safety; and green jobs and clean energy for our planet and economy. I wholeheartedly endorse her to be our next state representative.

Lenny Braman

Commissioner, Fairfield Town Plan & Zoning Commission