“This historically has been an issue that both parties have run away from. For the first time, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in its platform are making this issue, about needing to do better as a country to take common sense steps to help prevent gun violence.”

American lawyer and politician

Elizabeth Esty is an American lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. A Democrat from Connecticut, she represented the state’s 5th congressional district. Before Congress, Esty served in the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 103rd Assembly District, which included Cheshire and parts of Hamden and Wallingford. She also served two terms on the Cheshire Town Council. Her public record is tied to Connecticut state and local politics, especially the communities in and around Cheshire.