Sarah Connolly | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Laverton | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Tarneit | |
| In office 24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Telmo Languiller |
| Succeeded by | Dylan Wight |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1981 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Scott Connolly |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Committees | Member, Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee March 2019 - February 2021 Chair, Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee December 2020 - August 2022 |
| Website | www |
Sarah Connolly (born 29 December 1981[citation needed]) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2018, representing the electorates of Tarneit (2018-2022) and Laverton (2022-present), in Melbourne's outer west.
Early life
[edit]Connolly grew up in the coastal township of Kingscliff in northern New South Wales.[2]
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the Queensland University of Technology.[3][failed verification]
Early career
[edit]Prior to entering into politics, Connolly worked in the criminal justice system as a judge’s associate, and in a law firm. She also worked for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Australian Energy Regulator, and spent over a decade working across public and privately-owned energy networks in policy, legislative reform and regulatory frameworks.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Connolly is married to Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Together they have had three children but the eldest, Viviene, has died.[5]
Political career
[edit]Connolly was pre-selected by the Labor Party as its candidate for Tarneit in 2017 and went on to be elected at the 2018 Victorian State Election. She was a Board Member of VicHealth, and is a member of the Transport Workers Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[6]
At the 2022 state election, she stood in the new electorate of Laverton, which had been established in a redistribution, and was elected.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Connolly MP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Connolly – Labor Member for Tarneit". Sarah Connolly. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "About Sarah Connolly". Sarah Connolly. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Hansard debates". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Member Profile - Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Labor's Sarah Connolly expected to win in Laverton". Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.