Candidate Profile:
co-chair of state Green Party, BBA Hofstra University
1980, Litchfield County Coordinator Stop the Stadium,
Green Party Candidate for Torrington City Council 1999 -
14 % of vote. Tom Ethier has been interested in issues of
social and economic justice for the last twenty years. In
1996 he joined the Green Party and helped get Ralph Nader
on the ballot in Connecticut in the presidential election.
In 1999 he was a County Coordinator for Stop the Stadium,
a grassroots organization that helped prevent a billion-dollar
taxpayer handout to the New England Patriots. In the fall
of last year, he was a Green Party candidate for City
Council in Torrington where he received 1,400 votes, a
strong showing for a political newcomer running as a
third party. During the election he impressed many voters
with his ideas, command of the issues and willingness to
take a stand. His written opinions are regularly featured
in the Voice News and he has had op-eds published in the
Register Citizen and Waterbury Republican. He is
currently employed as a training consultant in the
information services field, an area that he has worked in
for more than 10 years. He and his wife Lori Ethier are
homeowners and reside in Torrington.
Opponents: Pat Dupret(Republican),
John Kovaleski(Democrat).
Ballot Status: On the Ballot
Personal:
43 years old
Area resident for over 40 years
Torrington Resident over17 years
Married - wife Lori Ethier
Torrington Homeowner since 1996
Political
Experience
Member of the CT Green Party since 1996
Litchfield County Coordinator for Stop the Stadium
January - May 1999
Green Party Candidate for Torrington City Council -
November1999
Schools
Attended
Oliver Wolcott Technical School - Torrington - graduated
1975
Northwestern CT Community College - Winsted - graduated
1978
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY - B.B.A. 1980
Website: www.ethier2000.org
Contact Info: tpethier@greens.org,
Phone: 860-489-2804
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