Gail Lavielle

Gail Lavielle is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, where she represented the 143rd Assembly District. The district includes parts of Wilton, Norwalk, and, following redistricting in 2012, Westport. Representative Lavielle, an Assistant House Minority Leader, was the House Ranking Member of the Connecticut General Assembly's Appropriations Committee, and served on the Transportation and Education Committees. During her 10 years in the legislature, she also served on the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee and Higher Education Committee and as House Ranking Member of both the Education Committee and the Commerce Committee.

Gail Lavielle
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 143rd district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byPeggy Reeves
Succeeded byStephanie Thomas
ConstituencyNorwalk (part), Westport (part), Wilton (part)
Personal details
BornHouston, Texas, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Jean-Pierre S. Lavielle
ResidenceWilton, CT
Alma materCornell University, College of Arts & Sciences
Yale University Graduate School
UConn Business School
Websitewww.replavielle.com

Lavielle was first elected to the House on November 2, 2010, defeating the incumbent and winning the election in both the Wilton and Norwalk parts of the 143rd District.[1]

She served for five two-year terms and did not run for a sixth term in 2020.[2]

Professional career

Lavielle worked for more than 25 years in finance, marketing, and communication, holding executive leadership positions with Fortune 500 corporations in both France and the United States, including chief executive of a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group and Senior Vice President of Suez Environnement.

While a PhD candidate, she taught undergraduate courses at the University of Connecticut (UConn), and holds an MA in French from Yale, a BA in English from Cornell University, and an MBA in finance from UConn. As a music critic, her reviews appeared in The Wall Street Journal and other publications; she is also the author of a book on opera.[3]

Public service

Lavielle has served on the Education Commission of the States, the Connecticut Public Transportation Commission, the Connecticut Advisory Council for Professional Standards for School Administrators, and the Governor’s task force on rail station parking and access, as well as the Wilton Board of Finance, the Wilton Energy Commission, and the Norwalk River Valley Trail steering committee. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Norwalk Senior Center and the Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County, and is an Advisory Board member of Wilton Go Green.

Awards and Recognitions
  • 2011: Tip of the Cap Award for education advocacy, from ConnCAN (Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now)
  • 2012: Environmental Champion, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2012: "Woman of the Year", from the Homebuilders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County
  • 2013: Stepping Up for Children Award, from Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT
  • 2013: "Children's Champion", from Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance
  • 2013: Environmental Champion and Transportation Leader, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2014: Environmental Champion and Transportation Leader, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2015: "Children's Champion", from Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance
  • 2015: Environmental Champion and Transportation Leader, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2015: Humanitarian Award for commitment to people with special needs and their families, from STAR, Inc. in Norwalk, CT
  • 2015: Parent & Child Hero Award, from CT Parent Power
  • 2016: "Children's Champion", from Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance
  • 2016: Environmental Champion and Leader on Public Water Supply Issues, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2017: Torchbearer Award for education advocacy for all Connecticut students, from the NECSN
  • 2017: Environmental Champion, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2018: "Children's Champion", from Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance
  • 2019: Environmental Champion, from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment
  • 2019: Environmental Champion, from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
  • 2020: Town Crier Award, from COST - the Connecticut Council of Small Towns

References
  1. Connecticut Secretary of the State, 2010 General Election Results Archived 2015-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "State Rep. Gail Lavielle Will Not Seek Re-Election". Westport, CT Patch. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. Representative Lavielle Website
Preceded by
Peggy Reeves		 Connecticut House of Representatives
143rd Assembly District
2011–2021		 Succeeded by
Stephanie Thomas
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