Roland Lemar | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
Assumed office January 5, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Cameron Staples |
Personal details | |
Born | Westerly,Rhode Island | May 17,1976
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Roland Lemar (born May 17,1976) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 96th district since 2011. [1] [2] Lemar serves as the House Chair of the Transportation Committee,the Co-Chair of the Finance Subcommittee for Transportation Bonding and a member of the Planning and Development Committee. Lemar also serves as a statutory member of the Commission on Connecticut Future and Development and as Sub-Committee co-chair for Municipal Housing Development Plans.
Prior to joining the Connecticut State Legislature,Lemar served on the City of New Haven Board of Alders and as a Commissioner and Acting-Chair of the New Haven City Plan Commission.
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