Andy Fleischmann Politician
Andrew Fleischmann is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, who represents the 18th Assembly District, which consists of portions of West Hartford, Connecticut.A graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, Fleischmann attended Princeton University, graduating from its Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs cum laude, with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He received a master's degree in history from Stanford University, with a concentration on modern U.S. public policy.Representative Miles S. Rapoport launched a successful bid for Connecticut Secretary of State in 1994. Fleischmann defeated five primary election opponents to become the Democratic candidate to succeed Rapoport in the 18th Assembly District and won the general election that November. He was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.In 2010, House Majority Leader Denise Merrill launched a successful bid for Connecticut Secretary of State. Flesichmann narrowly lost a bid to Brendan Sharkey to succeed Merrill as House Majority Leader in the 2011 legislative session.Fleischmann is Chairman of the House Education Committee and of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Elementary and Secondary Education. He is a member of the Joint Committee on Government Administration & Elections.He is the President and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, a chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America that covers 111 of Connecticut's cities and towns. Fleischmann and his wife live in West Hartford with their two daughters.