Christopher Coutu
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Christopher D. Coutu (born August 28, 1976) is an American Army National Guard officer, who also served as a three-term municipal and state elected leader.
Christopher D. Coutu | |
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Connecticut State Representative from the 47th District | |
In office 2009–2013 | |
Preceded by | Jack Malone |
Constituency | represents Norwich, Canterbury, Sprague, Scotland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-08-28) August 28, 1976 (age 47) Norwich, Connecticut |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Neringa Coutu |
Children | (b. 2010) Alexandria Grace Coutu |
Residence | Norwich |
Alma mater | University of Hartford, Eastern Connecticut State University, Three Rivers Community College, Air University |
Awards | National Defense Expeditionary Medal Humanitarian Service Outstanding Volunteer |
Website | http://www.repcoutu.com/ |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force, Connecticut Air National Guard, Connecticut Army National Guard, New York Army National Guard |
Years of service | 1995-1998 (active) 1998-Present (reserve) |
Rank | Captain Technical Sergeant (14 Years) |
Battles/wars | Operation Southern Watch |
From 2006 to 2010, he served as the only elected Republican state or federal legislative official in southeastern Connecticut, representing the state's 47th House district.
Coutu had declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in May 2011. He was seeking to challenge third-term Congressman Joe Courtney, a Democrat, to represent Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. On May 10, 2012, he decided instead to run for the seat in Connecticut's 19th state Senate district being vacated by Edith Prague, a bid which was ultimately unsuccessful.[1][2]