Hetherington, John W.

Background

Before election to the General Assembly, Hetherington was vice president and secretary of MeadWestvaco Corporation, a manufacturer of packaging, paper and specialty chemicals. Prior to that he was a litigation associate with the law firm of Dickerson & Reilly in New York from 1965 to 1967 and an attorney with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1964 to 1965. He retired from the Naval Reserve as a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

He also has served on numerous boards in New Canaan.

Financial Disclosure

Hertherington reported income from the law firm, pensions from MeadWestvaco and the U.S. government, commissions earned as trustee of the Shackleford Trust, and investment income. He and his wife, Hope Hetherington, own homes in New Canaan and Vineyard Haven, Mass.His wife is a director of the United Way of New Canaan, the Eagle Hill School of Southport and the Lupus Foundation of New York.Their extensive investments are largely in mutual funds and bonds, with stocks in several companies, including Chevron, Exxon, IBM, General Electric, Microsoft, Pfizer and Proctor & Gamble.Hetherington chose to keep debts in excess of $10,000 confidential, as allowed by low.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.

Financial Disclosure Statement