Sarah Connolly (politician)

Sarah Connolly (born 29 December 1981) 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.

For other uses, see Sarah Connolly (disambiguation).

Sarah Connolly
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Tarneit
In office
24 November 2018 – 27 November 2022
Preceded byTelmo Languiller
Succeeded byDylan Wight
Personal details
Born (1981-12-29) 29 December 1981
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
CommitteesChair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee since August 2022;

Member, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee since December 2018;

Chair, Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee December 2020 - August 2022;

Member, Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee March 2019 - February 2021;
Websitewww.sarahconnollymp.com.au

Early life

Connolly grew up in the coastal township of Kingscliff in northern New South Wales.[1]

Connolly holds a B.L. from the University of Queensland and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the Queensland University of Technology.[2]

Early career

Prior to entering into politics, Connolly has worked in the criminal justice system and as a judge’s associate and in a law firm. She also has experience working for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Energy Regulator and spent over a decade working across public and privately-owned energy networks in policy, legislative reform and regulatory frameworks.

Personal life

Connolly is married to Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Together they have three children.

Political career

Connolly was pre-selected by the Labor Party as its candidate for Tarneit in 2017 and went on to be elected during the 2018 Victorian State Election. She is currently a Board Member of VicHealth, a member of the Transport Workers Union, and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[3]

She transferred to the new seat of Laverton, which had been established in a redistribution, at the 2022 election.[4]

References
  1. "Sarah Connolly MP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Sarah Connolly - Labor Member for Tarneit | Sarah Connolly MP". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Member Profile - Ms Sarah Connolly". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Labor's Sarah Connolly expected to win in Laverton". Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.


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