13 Facts About Gayle Slossberg

Gayle Slossberg was born on May 14,1965 and is an American politician.

Gayle Slossberg was born and raised in Massachusetts, graduated from Cornell University in 1987, and earned a JD degree from New York University School of Law in 1990.

In 2004, Gayle Slossberg was elected to the Connecticut Senate by defeating six-term incumbent Republican Win Smith by about 1,600 votes.

Gayle Slossberg created the Depleted Uranium Task Force to study the effects of toxic substances on soldiers who fought in the Middle East.

In 2006, Slossberg won re-election against Barbara Lisman, the widow of former Milford Mayor Frederick L Lisman.

In 2007, Gayle Slossberg proposed that Connecticut adopt same-day voter registration.

On December 11,2007, Gayle Slossberg proposed ethics reforms for the Connecticut Senate in wake of the CSU bonding scandal centered around fellow Democratic Senator Thomas Gaffey.

In January 2008, Slossberg opposed Governor M Jodi Rell's proposal to pass a Three Strikes Law mandating life prison terms for career violent criminals.

Gayle Slossberg faced Marino again in the 2010 election and was re-elected to a fourth term.

In 2017 Gayle Slossberg attempted to stop a $10 million improvement plan for Silver Sands State Park, but was unsuccessful.

In October 2017 while discussing with UConn College Democrats her efforts to purge local school libraries of books containing offensive language, Gayle Slossberg used the "N-word" in its explicit form without euphemisms.

In February 2018 Gayle Slossberg announced as co-chair of the education committee that she got approval for the West Haven High School to do a $130 million renovation, which will help ingrate education and enrollment in the school.

On March 8,2018, Gayle Slossberg announced that she would not be a candidate for reelection.