Sarah Connolly (politician)

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Sarah Connolly
MP
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Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Laverton
Assumed office
26 November 2022

Prior to entering into politics, Connolly worked in the criminal justice system as a judge's associate, and in a law firm. She also worked for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Australian Energy Regulator, and spent over a decade working across public and privately owned energy networks in policy, legislative reform and regulatory frameworks. [4]

Personal life

Connolly is married to Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Together they have had three children but the eldest, Viviene, has died. [5]

Political career

Connolly was pre-selected by the Labor Party as its candidate for Tarneit in 2017 and went on to be elected at the 2018 Victorian State Election. She was a board member of VicHealth, and is a member of the Transport Workers Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. [6]

At the 2022 state election, she stood in the new electorate of Laverton, which had been established in a redistribution, and was elected. [7]

References

  1. "Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. "Sarah Connolly MP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Sarah Connolly – Labor Member for Tarneit". Sarah Connolly. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. "About Sarah Connolly". Sarah Connolly. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. "Hansard debates". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. "Member Profile - Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. "Labor's Sarah Connolly expected to win in Laverton". Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Member for Tarneit
2018–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by
New district
Member for Laverton
2022–present
Incumbent