Lucy Dathan | |
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Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 142nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Fred Wilms |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Residence | St. Louis,MO |
Alma mater | Santa Clara University (BS) |
Lucy Dathan is an American politician who serves as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 142nd district,comprising parts of New Canaan and Norwalk. [1] She was born in St. Louis,Missouri,and has three children. [2]
Dathan was born and raised in St. Louis,Missouri and attended an all-girls school from grade school through high school. She then attended Santa Clara University in Santa Clara,California. [3]
Dathan began her career as an auditor in a Big 4 firm located in San Jose,California,where she qualified as a Certified Public Accountant. She then moved to Poland,securing a job in the financial sector. Next,she moved to London,England,where she worked for over a decade in finance,including as a chief financial officer. She also worked in the financial department of the London Stock Exchange. She eventually moved back to the United States and found work as a CFO. [3]
Dathan,a Democrat affiliated with the Working Families Party,ousted incumbent Republican Fred Wilms in the 2018 Connecticut elections to become the first Democrat to win election in the 142nd House District. [4] [1] [5] She defeated Wilms with 5,991 votes,or 54.5% of the total vote. Wilms received 4,994 votes,or 45.5%. [6] [7]
Dathan and her husband have three grown children. They live in New Canaan,Connecticut,having previously lived in Palo Alto,California for nine years. [3]