Fairfielder Keitt to seek Dems nod for 134th Assembly seat

FAIRFIELD — Sarah Keitt, of Fairfield, will seek the Democratic party’s nomination for state representative in the 134th district, serving portions of Fairfield and Trumbull.

The nominating convention was scheduled to take place May 11.

“I am excited to launch my campaign for state rep in the 134th,” Keitt said in a news release.

If selected as the candidate, Keitt will likely face off against fellow Fairfielder, Meghan McCloat, a Republican who also announced her candidacy this week.

The seat has been held by Republican Laura Devlin for more than seven years. Devlin is currently running as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor with Bob Stefanowski.

Keitt said she’s running to help residents with common goals, despite political affiliation.

“I am running because I believe we can achieve more when we listen to each other and work together towards common goals,” she said in a release.

It’s something she shared when running for local office.

“When I ran for and won my current seat on Fairfield’s Town Plan and Zoning Commission, I knocked on doors and talked to people across the political spectrum,” Keitt said. “What I learned is that despite our political differences, deep down we all want the same things: a safe and healthy place to live, work, raise a family, and eventually retire.”

Keitt moved to Fairfield six years ago with her husband, George and two children, Lucy and Theo, who attend Fairfield’s public schools.

She holds a master’s degree in public health from George Washington University and has more than 20 years of experience as a public health advocate at the national, state and local levels.

A former adjunct instructor in community health at GWU, Keitt has also been published in several peer-reviewed journals on various issues relating to women’s health and health policy.

Keitt has also served as a district activist leader for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and was once named that organization’s volunteer of the year.

Fairfield Democratic Town Committee Chair Steven Sheinberg said in a written statement that Keitt “is an effective community leader who knows what it takes to bring competing interests to the table and build consensus, which is desperately needed in Hartford at this time. She cares about people and the community, not scoring political points, and will legislate based on fact, not fear.”

For more information about Keitt, visit SarahKeittforStateRep.com, Facebook.com

/SarahKeittforStateRep, and Instagram.com/

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