Politics & Government
Hamden Councilor Lambasted Over Comments To Colleague: Report
Councilwoman Valerie Horsley interrupted her colleague in a meeting to tell him to address her as "doctor," the New Haven Register reports.
HAMDEN, CT — Activists gathered Monday at Memorial Town Hall to call for the resignation of Valerie Horsley, a Hamden councilwoman who interrupted her colleague, councilman Justin Farmer, in an April 5 council meeting to insist that he addresses her as “doctor.”
According to the report, the interaction happened in a Legislative Council Finance Committee meeting and led to deliberations being paused until a professional training seminar could be scheduled.
Horsely told the publication she does not intend to resign.
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