Lawrence F. Cafero
| Lawrence Cafero, Jr. | |
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Minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 7, 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Themis Klarides |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 142nd district |
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In office January 6, 1993 – January 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Gill |
| Succeeded by | Friederich Wilms |
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January 8, 1958 Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara |
| Children | Jacqueline, Christopher, and Nicholas |
| Residence | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Alma mater |
University of Connecticut Western New England College School of Law |
| Religion | Catholic |
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. (born January 8, 1958 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an eleven term Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, having represented parts of Norwalk and New Canaan in the 142nd District from 1992 until 2015. He served as House Minority Leader from 2007-2015.
Cafero was raised from an early age in Norwalk, and attended Norwalk schools. Cafero graduated from Norwalk High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Connecticut. He earned his J.D. from Western New England College School of Law. He lives in Norwalk with his wife Barbara, where they raised their three children. He was an attorney and associate of Patricia Kane Legal Group in 1983. He opened his own law office in 1983, and continued until 1985. He entered into a partnership Reid and Cafero in 1983 and continued until 1998. He has been a partner at Brown, Rudnick, Berlack, Israels, Limited Liability Partnership from 1998 up to the present.
Cafero first became a member of the Norwalk Republican Town Committee in 1987. He was a member of the Norwalk Board of Education for six years from 1987 to 1993, and served as its chairman in 1988, 1991, and 1992. He also served as Expulsion Hearing Officer for the Norwalk school system. He left his position with the Board of Education when he was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1992. He was elected Deputy House Minority Leader in 1996, and served in that capacity until 2007. In 2007, he was elected House Minority Leader, a post which he held until his retirement in 2015. He was the chairman of the Connecticut House Republican Caucus since 2007. In 2014, Cafero announced that he would be retiring from the General Assembly after 22 years of service.
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