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Matt Lesser, American politician, member of the Democratic party. He is a current member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Connecticut's 100th district in the General Assembly. The district is made up of Durham, Middlefield, Rockfall, and parts of Middletown. Lesser was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2010. Lesser serves as House Vice Chairman of the Government Administration and Elections Committee. He also sits on the Education, Public Health and Energy and Technology Committees.〔http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2010/12/30/news/doc4d1c9c1eddd40469838877.txt〕 Lesser has worked on behalf of Senators Chris Dodd and Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee and interned at the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. On May 20, 2008, Matt Lesser, then a student at Wesleyan University, was selected to run as the second youngest candidate for State Representative at the Democratic 100th District Convention.〔http://www.wesleyan.edu/alumni/gold/features/matt-lesser-10.html〕 Lesser received the endorsement of then Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, who once held the 100th District State representative seat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Susan Bysiewicz at 100th House District Convention )〕 Lesser also received support from State Senator Tom Gaffey and Middletown DTC Chairman Dan Russo. Lesser defeated 3-term incumbent Ray Kalinowski, a veteran, retired federal agent, former first selectman, and member of the state legislature for six years, who claimed "The only way to get 10 years of experience is to work for 10 years." ==Pre-election== In 2006, Lesser, as a full-time student at Wesleyan University and President of the College Democrats of Connecticut, organized the largest student voter mobilization drive in the country. He hired staff and organized students across the state, increasing voter turnout by nearly 700% at the University of Connecticut.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=College Democrats Bring Young Voters to the Polls )〕 In 2007, Lesser was elected as Chairman to Middletown's Planning and Zoning Commission with a platform of preserving open space.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography: Matthew Lesser, Democrat for State Representative )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Lesser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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