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<APIWidget where="person.id = '308202'" template="Polinfobox" />{{tnr}}'''Kurt Westby''' is the [[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>
<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==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
===Connecticut Commissioner of Labor (2018-Present)===
===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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==See also==
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Kurt Westby
Prior offices:
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor
Years in office: 2018 - 2021
Education
Graduate
Cornell University

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]


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Preceded by
Scott Jackson
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor
2018-2021
Succeeded by
Dante Bartolomeo