
The following students were elected by their classmates as their school’s nominee in the 2024 Statewide Election for Connecticut’s Kid Governor. We congratulate these students on crafting strong platforms around important community issues and encourage them to continue advocating for change in their communities.
If your student is working on their community issue, let us know! Share their work with us by emailing info@CT.KidGovernor.org.
Nominee Name: Aedan Haggerty
Nominee’s Community Issue: Cancer Research & Prevention
Nominee’s School: Andover Elementary School, Andover
Nominee Name: Amelia Ciarrocchi
Nominee’s Community Issue: Food Insecurity
Nominee’s School: Hebron Elementary School, Hebron
Nominee Name: Annabelle Fortin
Nominee’s Community Issue: Anxiety
Nominee’s School: Woodside Intermediate School, Cromwell
Nominee Name: Ava Carlson
Nominee’s Community Issue: Environmental Sustainability
Nominee’s School: Latimer Lane School, Weatogue
Nominee Name: Ava Piselli
Nominee’s Community Issue: Financial Burden of Childhood Cancer
Nominee’s School: Pomperaug Elementary School, Southbury
Nominee Name: Barathi Muneeswaran
Nominee’s Community Issue: Student Personal Development
Nominee’s School: Stepney Elementary School, Monroe
Nominee Name: Carolina Romano
Nominee’s Community Issue: Students Completing Homework
Nominee’s School: The Burnham School, Bridgewater
Nominee Name: Carter Rochester
Nominee’s Community Issue: Gun Violence
Nominee’s School: Clover Street School, Windsor
Nominee Name: Christopher Beaton
Nominee’s Community Issue: Exercise & Play at Recess
Nominee’s School: Middlebury Elementary School, Middlebury
Nominee Name: Cooper McIntosh
Nominee’s Community Issue: Smoking & Vaping Prevention2025 Kid Governor’s Cabinet
Nominee’s School: Prudence Crandall School, Enfield
Nominee Name: David Cha
Nominee’s Community Issue: Racism
Nominee’s School: Highcrest Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Delilah Aquino
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness
Nominee’s School: Samuel B. Webb Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Diego Munoz
Nominee’s Community Issue: Supporting Small Businesses
Nominee’s School: Academic Academy at Wallace Middle School, Waterbury
Nominee Name: Emmett Bedini
Nominee’s Community Issue: Friendship & Inclusiveness
Nominee’s School: Horace W. Porter School, Columbia
Nominee Name: Finley Rose-Perry
Nominee’s Community Issue: Animal Abuse
Nominee’s School: Regional Multicultural Magnet School, New London
Nominee Name: Grace Hornby
Nominee’s Community Issue: Animal Abuse
Nominee’s School: Thomaston Center School, Thomaston
Nominee Name: Grayson Simmons
Nominee’s Community Issue: Internet Safety
Nominee’s School: Mountain View Elementary School, Suffield
Nominee Name: Hannah Kennedy
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness & Housing Insecurity
Nominee’s School: Pathways Homeschool Co-op, Newtown
Nominee Name: Homer Thomas
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Wellness
Nominee’s School: CREC Discovery Academy, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Ivory Parks
Nominee’s Community Issue: Improving Recycling
Nominee’s School: Ross Woodward Classical Magnet, New Haven
Nominee Name: Jaxon Egan
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness
Nominee’s School: Emerson-Williams Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Jazmine Garrett
Nominee’s Community Issue: Boosting Student Engagement Using Animals
Nominee’s School: Wish Museum School, Hartford
Nominee Name: Jordyn Harris
Nominee’s Community Issue: Stray Pets
Nominee’s School: CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts, Bloomfield
Nominee Name: Joseph Heslin
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying
Nominee’s School: Lawrence Elementary School, Middletown
Nominee Name: Joshua Grajewski
Nominee’s Community Issue: Improving Student Mental Health
Nominee’s School: Thalberg Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Jude Lehman
Nominee’s Community Issue: Depression
Nominee’s School: Canton Intermediate School, Canton
Nominee Name: Justin Zdroykowski
Nominee’s Community Issue: Kids With Speech Disorders
Nominee’s School: McAlister Intermediate School, Suffield
Nominee Name: Kason Guida
Nominee’s Community Issue: Increasing Physical Activity in Schools
Nominee’s School: Flanders Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Kaylin Vanags
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Health Disorders in Schools
Nominee’s School: Webster Hill Elementary School, West Hartford
Nominee Name: Kynnslea Filkins
Nominee’s Community Issue: School Lunches
Nominee’s School: Meadowside Elementary School, Milford
Nominee Name: Landon Dirkson
Nominee’s Community Issue: Helping Families in Need
Nominee’s School: Charles Wright Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Leylani Alamo
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Health
Nominee’s School: Kennelly School, Hartford
Nominee Name: Madeleine Dietz
Nominee’s Community Issue: Food Insecurity
Nominee’s School: Grove J. Tuttle Elementary School, East Haven
Nominee Name: Michael Kelly
Nominee’s Community Issue: Accessibility for Students with Disabilities
Nominee’s School: Hatton Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Michelina Anderson
Nominee’s Community Issue: Kindness & Inclusion
Nominee’s School: Fawn Hollow Elementary School, Monroe
Nominee Name: Natalie Smith
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homeless Animals
Nominee’s School: Gainfield Elementary School, Southbury
Nominee Name: Nicholas Bosse
Nominee’s Community Issue: Kids Suffering from Anxiety
Nominee’s School: Derynoski Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Nolan Bieluch
Nominee’s Community Issue: Ending Animal Cruelty
Nominee’s School: Long Meadow Elementary School, Middlebury
Nominee Name: Oliver Ward
Nominee’s Community Issue: Climate Change
Nominee’s School: Alfred W. Hanmer Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Riley Feldman
Nominee’s Community Issue: Animal Welfare
Nominee’s School: Bennet Academy, Manchester
Nominee Name: Rose Yuskas
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Health Disorders in Children
Nominee’s School: Monroe Elementary School, Monroe
Nominee Name: Ryann Mangano
Nominee’s Community Issue: Self-Confidence
Nominee’s School: William Strong Elementary School, Plantsville
Nominee Name: Ryker Jennings
Nominee’s Community Issue: Ending Animal Cruelty
Nominee’s School: Zaya Oshana Elementary School, Plantsville
Nominee Name: Samantha Rhew
Nominee’s Community Issue: School Security & Safety
Nominee’s School: Booth Free School, Roxbury
Nominee Name: Shannon Bransfield-Yugcha
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homeless Animals
Nominee’s School: Brownstone Intermediate School, Portland
Nominee Name: Skyla Ward
Nominee’s Community Issue: School Safety
Nominee’s School: John F. Kennedy School, Windsor
Nominee Name: Skylar Porras
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying
Nominee’s School: Momauguin Elementary School, East Haven
Nominee Name: Tess Banack
Nominee’s Community Issue: Health & Wellness
Nominee’s School: Highland Elementary School, Cheshire
Nominee Name: Thomas Lee
Nominee’s Community Issue: Youth Depression & Suicide
Nominee’s School: Saxe Intermediate School, New Canaan
Nominee Name: Tristan Norfleet
Nominee’s Community Issue: Instruments for All
Nominee’s School: Charter Oak International Academy, West Hartford