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< | <BPW widget='profile/infobox' person='308202' />{{tnr}}'''Kurt Westby''' is the former [[Connecticut Commissioner of Labor|commissioner of labor]] in [[Connecticut]]. Westby was appointed to the position by [[Governor of Connecticut|Governor]] [[Dan Malloy]] (D) in June 2018. Gov. [[Ned Lamont]] (D) reappointed Westby to the position in January 2019.<ref name=appt1/><ref name=appt>[https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Lamont-appointments-leave-legislative-vacancies-13516033.php ''Connecticut Post'', "Lamont appointments leave legislative vacancies," January 7, 2019]</ref> Westby retired in June 2021.<ref name=retire>[https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2021/06-2021/Governor-Lamont-Announces-Retirement-of-Labor-Commissioner-Kurt-Westby ''The Office of Governor Ned Lamont'', "Governor Lamont Announces Retirement of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby, Names Danté Bartolomeo as Successor," June 17, 2021]</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Westby obtained | Westby obtained an M.A. in sociology from Cornell University. He worked as the deputy labor commissioner from 2016 to 2018. He was also a consultant for the Service Employees International Union.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-westby-93a46930/ ''LinkedIn'', "Kurt Westby," accessed January 25, 2019]</ref><ref name=appt1>[https://westfaironline.com/103391/scott-jackson-new-commissioner-of-revenue-services-as-malloy-shuffles-cabinet/ ''West Fair Online'', "Scott Jackson new commissioner of revenue services as Malloy shuffles cabinet," June 4, 2018]</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
===Connecticut Commissioner of Labor (2018- | ===Connecticut Commissioner of Labor (2018-2021)=== | ||
[[Governor of Connecticut|Gov.]] [[Dan Malloy]] appointed Westby as [[Connecticut Commissioner of Labor|Connecticut commissioner of labor]] in June 2018. Westby replaced [[Scott Jackson (Connecticut)|Scott Jackson]], who was appointed the commissioner of the state Department of Revenue Services. Gov. [[Ned Lamont]] (D) reappointed Westby as labor commissioner in January 2019.<ref name=appt1/><ref name=appt/> | [[Governor of Connecticut|Gov.]] [[Dan Malloy]] appointed Westby as [[Connecticut Commissioner of Labor|Connecticut commissioner of labor]] in June 2018. Westby replaced [[Scott Jackson (Connecticut)|Scott Jackson]], who was appointed as the commissioner of the state Department of Revenue Services. Gov. [[Ned Lamont]] (D) reappointed Westby as labor commissioner in January 2019.<ref name=appt1/><ref name=appt/> Westby retired in June 2021.<ref name=retire/> | ||
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Connecticut Commissioner of Labor
Years in office: 2018 - 2021
Kurt Westby is the former commissioner of labor in Connecticut. Westby was appointed to the position by Governor Dan Malloy (D) in June 2018. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) reappointed Westby to the position in January 2019.[1][2] Westby retired in June 2021.[3]
Biography
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Westby obtained an M.A. in sociology from Cornell University. He worked as the deputy labor commissioner from 2016 to 2018. He was also a consultant for the Service Employees International Union.[4][1]
Political career
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor (2018-2021)
Gov. Dan Malloy appointed Westby as Connecticut commissioner of labor in June 2018. Westby replaced Scott Jackson, who was appointed as the commissioner of the state Department of Revenue Services. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) reappointed Westby as labor commissioner in January 2019.[1][2] Westby retired in June 2021.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Fair Online, "Scott Jackson new commissioner of revenue services as Malloy shuffles cabinet," June 4, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Connecticut Post, "Lamont appointments leave legislative vacancies," January 7, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, "Governor Lamont Announces Retirement of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby, Names Danté Bartolomeo as Successor," June 17, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kurt Westby," accessed January 25, 2019
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Connecticut Commissioner of Labor 2018-2021 |
Succeeded by Dante Bartolomeo |
