Sarah Connolly (politician)

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Sarah Connolly (politician) - Wikipedia

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Sarah Connolly MP


Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Laverton
Incumbent
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	(1981-12-29) 29 December 1981 (age 42)
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 Member, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee December 2018 - November 2022 Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee August 2022 - November 2022 Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee since February 2023^[1]
Website	www.sarahconnollymp.com.au

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

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

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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

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

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

^ "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.

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Telmo Languiller	Member for Tarneit 2018–2022	Succeeded by Dylan Wight
Preceded by New district	Member for Laverton 2022–present	Incumbent

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