Michael D'Agostino, Democrat for 91st District

General Information

Name : Michael Christopher D'Agostino
Date of birth : March 4, 1971
Place of residence : Hamden, CT

Education

College

College : The University of Virginia
Degree : BA, with honors. Interdisciplinary studies
Year of graduation : 1993

Grad school

J.D.

University : The University of Virginia School of Law
Area of research : Juris Doctor
Year of graduation : 1996

Employment Information

Job titles held : Attorney
Employers : Bingham McCutchen LLP

Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: State office
Running for position: 91st General Assembly
Chamber/district: 91st
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : Hamden Board of Education (1999 to present). Chairman, 2005 to Present
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA

Party HQ

Address P.O. 6391
Hamden, CT 6517

Campaign Manager

Name : Steve Mongillo
Title : Campaign Manager

URLs

Website : mikeforthe91st.com
Twitter : twitter.com/mikeforthe91st

Other facts

Michael C. D'Agostino has been a member of the Hamden Board of Education since 1999. In 2005, his fellow Board members elected him to serve as the Board's Chairperson. A 1989 graduate of Hamden High School, Michael served as President of the National Honor Society was an all-district starter on the varsity football team. Michael went on to attend the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Law.

After graduating from law school in 1996, Michael returned to Hamden. Prior to his election to the Board of Education, Michael served as a member of the Farmington Canal Commission from 1996-98, where he helped oversee the plans to complete the popular canal trail connecting Hamden and New Haven. He also served as a Hamden Police Commissioner from 1998-99. In addition to his local service, Michael is a Board member and Regional director of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. He is also on the Board of Directors of Connecticut Appleseed, a statewide, non-profit organization that mobilizes the skills and resources of pro bono lawyers and other professionals to improve access to education, health care, financial and other services for the state's underprivileged population.

Michael currently practices commercial law in Hartford at the international law firm of Bingham McCutchen, LLP. A partner at the firm, Michael coordinates the pro bono efforts of Bingham's Hartford office. Michael is the son of former Hamden Superintendent, Dr. Julius J. D'Agostino  and Catherine D'Agostino, a retired English teacher at North Branford High School.