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24 Facts About Andrew Roraback

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Andrew Roraback has served in both the Connecticut House of Representatives and the Connecticut State Senate, representing the Republican Party.

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Andrew Roraback's father, Charlie Roraback, is an attorney with Roraback and Roraback, a law firm that was founded by his great-grandfather in 1883.

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Andrew Roraback's great-grandfather, Willard Andrew Roraback, was an attorney and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.

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Andrew Roraback had to resign from the family law practice when he was appointed to the Connecticut Superior Court in 2013.

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Andrew Roraback was confirmed by the General Assembly on March 6 and was sworn into office on April 1,2013.

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Andrew Roraback starting salary as a judge was $146,780 a year.

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Andrew Roraback currently serves in the Civil Division of the Waterbury Judicial District.

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Andrew Roraback served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000.

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In 1994,1996, and 1998, Andrew Roraback was elected to represent the 64th Assembly District.

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Andrew Roraback served in the Connecticut State Senate from 2000 to 2012 for the 30th Senate District.

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In June 2007, Andrew Roraback was elected Deputy Minority Leader Pro Tempore and Minority Caucus Chairman.

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Andrew Roraback was a member of the Speaker's Task Force on Domestic Violence.

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In 2012, Andrew Roraback decided to run for the US Congress, rather than to seek reelection to the State Senate.

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In early 2010, Andrew Roraback explored running for the office of Attorney General of Connecticut.

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Andrew Roraback said campaigning would involve being away from home six days a week, taking him away from his one-year-old son.

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In October 2011, Andrew Roraback announced his campaign for Connecticut's 5th congressional district seat in the United States Congress.

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Andrew Roraback secured general election endorsements from numerous newspapers across the state, including the Danbury's News-Times, Waterbury's Republican American, the Litchfield County Times, the New Haven Register, and the Housatonic Times.

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Andrew Roraback was a member of Governor Jodi Rell's Campaign Finance Reform Working Group.

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Andrew Roraback was appointed to the Litchfield Board of Ethics from 1990 to 1992.

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Andrew Roraback is a member of the board of the Torrington Affordable Housing and a member of Torrington Child Care Center.

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Andrew Roraback is a volunteer counsel with Main Street Action Team, Operation Yuli, and Torrington, Connecticut Legal Services.

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Andrew Roraback participated in the Fleming Fellows Leadership Training at the Center for Policy Alternatives in 1999.

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Andrew Roraback is a member of the Torrington Historical Society, the Goshen Historical Society, and the Yale Club of Northwestern Connecticut.

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Andrew Roraback was served as president of the Litchfield County University Club.