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Arthur J. Feltman
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 1997 – January 2009
Preceded byJohn Fonfara
Succeeded byHector Robles
Personal details
Born (1958-03-10) March 10, 1958 (age 66)
Paterson, N.J.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHartford, Conn.

Arthur J. Feltman, commonly known as Art Feltman, is an American politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, he served for 12 years as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 6th District in Hartford. First elected in 1996, he was not a candidate for re-election in 2008 and left office in January 2009.[1]

Biography

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Educated at Wesleyan University (B.A., 1980) and the University of Connecticut (J.D., 1987), Feltman is a lawyer. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, after serving one year on the Hartford City Council. Prior to that, he had spent three years as commissioner of the city's redevelopment agency and eleven years on the Democratic town committee.

In the legislature, he served as chair of the planning and development committee, also serving on the appropriations and education committees.

Feltman is openly gay.[2]

He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Hartford in 2007.

References

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  1. ^ "Legislature Approves Cash Discounts On Gas Purchases". Hartford Courant. 2008-06-13. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  • ^ "County Fair: The Queering of Connecticut". Fairfield County Weekly. 2008-02-28. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-28.

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