ABOUT MOIRA
State Representative Moira Rader was elected in November 2022 to represent the 98th District of Guilford and Branford. Upon being sworn into her role on January 4, 2023, she was named to the Education, Environment and Public Health committees.
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. She also holds a Connecticut real estate license. Moira has worked in the fields of architecture, historic preservation, interior design, planning and real estate for over 25 years.
Moira 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, given countless hours to local and statewide campaigns and has proudly served on the Guilford Board of Education, now in her second term, as Vice Chair.
Her experience as a community volunteer and 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; working to advocate for the needs and hopes of the people of Connecticut.
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.
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT
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State Representative for the 98th House District
Vice Chair - Guilford BOE, 7 years
Former Policy Committee Chair - Guilford BOE
Former Secretary - Guilford BOE
Committee member - Operations - Guilford BOE
Committee attendant - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment - Guilford BOE
Portrait of a Graduate (Guilford town-wide curriculum committee)
Religious education instructor (5 years) - St. George, Guilford
A.W. Cox Advisory Board - Asst. Treasurer & Treasurer
Support to numerous campaigns & non-profits serving our shoreline communities
Standing member - Guilford Democratic Town Committee (8 years)
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LEGISLATIVE LEARNING
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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
Early Learning Nation Fellow - The Hunt Institute
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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Bachelor of Arts - Villanova University
Master of Science - Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Fitch Graduate Fellowship - Columbia University - Puerto Rico, London
Post-Graduate Fellowship - World Monuments Fund - Czech Republic
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Project Manager - Superstructures Engineers + Architects - NY, NY
Project Coordinator - Hoffman Architects - North Haven, CT
Interiors Group Manager - Amenta Emma Architects
Consultant - Crosskey Architects
CT Licensed Realtor - 2016
Former Realtor - William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty
Independent Interior Design practice
Adjunct Faculty member - Paier College of Art & Design
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PERSONAL
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Married to Peter W. Rader
Four awesome kids - Paedar, Maeve Mairead & Muiriel
One adorable puppy - Fionnuala
Guilford resident - Mulberry Point