Listening to our fellow citizens and responding to their concerns with common sense solutions to protect individual freedoms and provide a better quality of life for all of Connecticut.

		John Hetherington Assistant Republican Leader 697 Valley Road, New Canaan 06840 Residence: 203-966-9355 Capitol: 860-240-8700

Education:  Yale Law School,  J.D. degree, 1963;  Yale College, B.A. degree, 1960.

Occupation:  Attorney. Of Counsel with the law firm of Rucci, Burnham, Carta & Edelberg, LLP. Formerly Vice President, Corporate Secretary of MeadWestvaco Corporation.

Public Service:  Chair of the New Canaan Board of Assessment Appeals, 2000-2003; Councilman, 1989-1997. Also served on the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Former Director of the United Way of New Canaan. Member of the New Canaan Exchange Club and the New Canaan Kiwanis Club. Member of the Advisory Board of the New Canaan Nature Center.

Formerly served as an attorney trial referee and arbitrator in the Superior Court. Also, formerly served as a volunteer attorney with Connecticut Legal Services.

Retired in 1992 with the rank of Captain from the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Naval Reserve.

Legislative Service: State House of Representatives 2003, 2005,2007

Committees: GAE (Ranking Member),  Appropriations, Judiciary

Representative John W. Hetherington was elected to the state House of Representatives in 2002 from the newly redrawn 125^th Assembly District, including most of New Canaan and the western portion of Wilton. He brings an extensive background in business, law and community service to the state legislature... [Full Biography] (PDF/12kb)