Toni Boucher
| Toni Boucher | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 26th District | |
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Assumed office January 7, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Judith Freedman |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 143rd District | |
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In office January 1997 – January 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Young |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Italy |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
American University University of South Dakota University of Connecticut, Storrs |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Government website |
Antonietta "Toni" Boucher (born December 4, 1949) is a United States politician in Connecticut. She is currently a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 26th District and had previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 143rd District.
Boucher was born in Italy and when she was five, she and her family immigrated to Naugatuck. She is a Roman Catholic.
Boucher has served as a member of the Connecticut State Board of Education, where she was chair of the state’s policy and long-range planning committees after being nominated in 1995.
In the 2002 election, Boucher lost approximately 200 uncounted votes when a mechanical voting machine broke down.
In 2003, Boucher supported mass transit improvements. Boucher has continued to work on transportation-related issues, supporting the need to replenish the Highway Trust Fund.
Boucher won against Democrat, Paul Burnham, in the 2004 election, taking 61% of the votes.
In the 2008 election, Boucher won the senatorial 26th district seat following her six terms in Connecticut House of Representatives.
In 2010, Boucher promoted a new law in Connecticut which would allow pet owners to leave a trust to their pet in order to care for the animals in case of their owner's death.
In 2013, Boucher addressed the United Nations regarding Senate resolutions on Tibet.
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