Since fall 2015, Connecticut’s fifth graders have voted for one of their peers to serve as the state’s Kid Governor. Each year, these students embark on a year-long term of advocacy around a community issue that is important to them and the students of Connecticut.
2022 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Makhi Ettienne-Modeste
John F. Kennedy School – Windsor, CT
Platform: Protecting Our Pets
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2021 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Reese Naughton
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School – Southington, CT
Platform: Be Positive: Pandemic Perseverance
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2020 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Myra Stanfield
Eric G. Norfeldt Elementary School – West Hartford, CT
Platform: Standing Up for Animals in Need
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2019 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Ella Briggs
CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary School – Avon, CT
Hometown: East Hampton, CT
Platform: Pride-Hope-Love
Click HERE to learn more about CTKG Ella.
2018 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Megan Kasperowski
Brownstone Intermediate School – Portland, CT
Platform: Stronger Than Cancer: Lifting Spirits & Changing Lives
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2017 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Jessica Brocksom
John F. Kennedy Elementary School – Milford, CT
Platform: Helping Animals, Those Without a Voice
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2016 Connecticut’s Kid Governor
Elena Tipton
Dr. Thomas S. O’Connell Elementary School – East Hartford, CT
Platform: Campaign for Kindness
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