Sanchez Named Chair of Education Committee

State Representative Bobby Sanchez (D-25) has been named as the Chair of the state House of Representatives’ Education Committee.

“I’m honored and excited to be the next Chair of the Education Committee!,” Sanchez said online. “I’d like to thank Speaker of the House, Joe Aresimowicz, for giving me this great opportunity and to all those who have supported me. I look forward to working with everyone on the committee.”

The state legislature’s website says that,

The Education Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Education; local and regional boards of education and the substantive law of collective bargaining covering teachers and professional employees of such boards; vocational rehabilitation; the Commission on the Arts; and libraries, museums and historical and cultural associations.

Sanchez’ official biography says that he, “is a longtime leader in the New Britain community. Before joining the state legislature, he served on the New Britain Board of Education, where he was a strong voice for quality education and efficient administration.”

Sanchez represents the Twenty-Fifth Assembly District, which represents neighborhoods from Mount Pleasant, to downtown and Arch Street, to the North-Oak neighborhood to parts of the East Side.