Legislative Office Building, Room 4000
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Jillian Gilchrest
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband; 2 Children
Home City:
West Hartford, CT
MSW, Policy Practice, The University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 2006-2008
BA, Women's Studies, The University of Connecticut, 2000-2004
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 18, 2019-present
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 18, 2022
Deputy Majority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Member, Appropriations Committee
Co-Chair, Human Services Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Member, Judicial and Corrections Subcommittee
Member, Public Health Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Development
Member, Subcommittee on Health
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Human Services
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State Legislature
Former Member, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Public Health Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Accountability, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Saint Joseph, 2019-present
Director of Health Professional Outreach, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2016-present
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Connecticut, 2016-present
Director of Policy & Communications, Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Professor, Sacred Heart University
Professor, University of Hartford
Senior Policy Analyst, The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 2015-2016
Director of Public Policy and Communication, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, 2013-2015
Policy Director, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2011-2013
Executive Director, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League/Pro-Choice America, 2008-2011
Legislative Aide/Committee Clerk, Connecticut General Assembly, 2005-2007
Chair, Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council, 2015-present
Co-Chair, Great by 8, A Community Partnership, 2011-present
Board Member, Girls on the Run of Greater Hartford
Member, West Hartford Board of Education
Co-Chair, Young Women's Leadership Program, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 2015-2016
Board Member, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2007-2013
Member, Connecticut Coalition for Choice, 2006-2011
Board Member, National Association of Social Workers Connecticut Chapter Political Action Committee, 2008-2010
Child Advocate, Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Northeast Connecticut, 2004-2005