Widlitz, Patricia M.
District towns: Branford, Guilford
Election history: Widlitz was elected in 1994, succeeding Democrat Janet C. Poss. In 2008, she was unopposed.
2008 general election
Patricia M. Widlitz (D) 9,910 100 percent
*Unopposed
Public financing: Widlitz received $6,650.40 in public financing for her campaign under the Citizens' Election Program. She returned $4,490.01 in surplus funds to the state.
Background: A former high school math teacher, Widlitz has been involved in elective politics since 1982, when she took a seat on the Guilford Board of Education, then served for six years on the Board of Selectman. In 2009, she was named a deputy majority leader.
Widlitz's official bio has some maternal bragging on her two daughters, a psychiatrist and an MBA working in finance. A fun fact she leaves out: her son-in- law is actor Al Sapienza, a hit man for Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos."
Committees: Banks, Finance, Public Health
Education: B.S., Central Connecticut State University
Occupation: Legislator
2008 Financial Disclosure: Widlitz has a partnership interest in a family-owned company, which reported rental and other income. Her husband, Gary Widlitz, has extensive business interests, including real estate and two car dealerships.
She and her husband own a home in Guilford. They also own an apartment in New York City and are part-owners of properties in East Hampton, East Lyme, Westbrook, the Dayville section of Killingly and Pompano Beach, Fla.
They reported owning no securities with a market value in excess of $5,000.
Widlitz filed a confidential addendum listing any debts in excess of $10,000. She declined to waive confidentiality, as allowed by law.
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.
Branford! Guilford
B.S., Central Connecticut State University
Legislator
Finance, Revenue & Bonding (chair)! Banks! Public Health
A former high school math teacher, Widlitz has been involved in elective politics since 1982, when she took a seat on the Guilford Board of Education, then served for six years on the Board of Selectman.She will become co-chair of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, the legislature's tax-writing body, in the 2011 session. She previously served as deputy majority leader.Widlitz's official bio has some maternal bragging on her two daughters, a psychiatrist and an MBA working in finance. A fun fact she leaves out: her son-in- law is actor Al Sapienza, a hit man for Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos."
Widlitz was elected in 1994, succeeding Democrat Janet C. Poss. In 2008, she was unopposed. In 2010, she won 54 percent of the vote against Republican challenger Cindy Cartier.
Cindy Cartier! Patricia M. Widlitz
