Career
Between 1998 and 2003,he was a news anchor and reporter at WVIT. He then served as a chief of staff for Democratic Party-affiliated members of the Connecticut Senate,as well as communications director for John DeStefano Jr. In 2014,Slap joined the UConn Foundation as vice president of external relations. [1] [2]
Connecticut Legislature
In May 2016,Slap was nominated by the Democratic Party as its candidate for Connecticut House of Representatives District 19,after sitting legislator Brian Becker announced his retirement. [1] Slap faced Republican Party candidate Chris Barnes in the general election. [3] [4] Slap retained his seat in the state house in November 2018,running unopposed. [5] [6] Following Beth Bye's appointment to Ned Lamont's gubernatorial administration,Slap ran for her District 5 seat in the Connecticut Senate. [7] Slap faced Bill Wadsworth,Jeffrey Przech,and Mark Stewart Greenstein in the special election. [8] [9] Slap was sworn in as a state senator on March 1,2019. [10] Within the Connecticut Senate,Slap became the deputy majority leader. [11] The Democratic Party endorsed Slap's 2020 bid for re-election to the state senate. [12] Slap defeated Republican Challenger Phillip Chabot in the general election on November 3,2020. [13]
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