State Representative Moira Rader was elected in November 2022 & re-elected in 2024 to represent the 98th District of Guilford and Branford. In her first term, she served on the  Education, Environment, Public Health committees & the Select Committee on Special Education. In her second term, she has served on the Education, Planning & Development, Regulations Review committees and as Vice Chair of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding committee.

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Moira earned her Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University and her Masters of Science from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Moira has spent her professional career in the fields of architecture, historic preservation, interior design, planning and real estate for over 25 years. That training gave her the foundations to know how to take a complicated problem, find the creative solution, and solve it collaboratively — without losing sight of the community and people behind her work.

Representative Rader has been active in public service for over a decade. She has served in leadership roles on school PTOs, volunteered in her local church as a children’s religious education instructor, and has given countless hours to local and statewide campaigns. Rep. Rader recently concluded 8 years of service on the Guilford Board of Education: four years as Vice Chair.

She has been recognized both state-wide and nationally for her leadership as a Child Welfare Fellow - National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), Hunt Kean Leadership Fellow - The Hunt Institute, Emerging Legislative Leaders - SLLF / The Darden School of Business / University of Virginia and an Early Learning Nation Fellow - The Hunt Institute.

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Her experience as a design professional, community leader and state-wdie public servant has given her the perspective and understanding of the issues that matter most to her community and informs her work as a legislator; always working to advocate for the needs and hopes of the people of Connecticut.

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Moira lives in the Mulberry Point neighborhood of Guilford with her husband, four children and sweet goldendoodle. She is so honored to be representing her beloved community as their State Representative.