Claire Janowski
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Claire Janowski
| state_house = Connecticut
| district = 56th
| term_start = 2001
| term_end = 2017
| predecessor = Thomasina Clemons
| successor = Mike Winkler
| education = Manchester Community College (AS)
Trinity College (BS)
| party = Democratic
}}
Claire L. Janowski is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 56th district from 2001 to 2017.{{Cite web |last=Frazer |first=Skyler |title=Vernon Democrats rally around Janowski |url=https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/vernon/vernon-democrats-rally-around-janowski/article_38fa9e26-a978-11e9-9fc6-9f5d656fef60.html |access-date=2019-07-22 |website=Journal Inquirer |language=en}}
Education
Janowski earned an associate degree in accounting from Manchester Community College and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Trinity College.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-22 |title=Vernon Candidate Profile 2019: Claire Janowski For Mayor |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/vernon/vernon-candidate-profile-2019-claire-janowski-mayor |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Vernon, CT Patch |language=en}}
Career
Janowski began her political career at the local level in Vernon. She was active in the parent-teacher organization as well as the Little League Auxiliary before serving seven years each on the planning and zoning commission and the town council. Outside of politics, Janowski worked as a pension specialist for Aetna.{{Cite web |title=Claire Janowski's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/53636/claire-janowski |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Vote Smart}} She contested her first legislative election in 2000, and was seated to the Connecticut House of Representatives in January 2001. She did not stand in the 2016 elections, and left office in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Bedner |first1=Eric |title=Rep. Claire Janowski says she won't seek re-election |url=http://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/vernon/rep-claire-janowski-says-she-won-t-seek-re-election/article_3326ad12-0b03-11e6-b85b-6b4fdc308591.html |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=Journal Inquirer |date=25 April 2016}}
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Category:Women state legislators in Connecticut
Category:Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:Connecticut city council members
Category:Women city councillors in Connecticut
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
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