Full Name:
Christopher 'Chris' Forster
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jessica; 1 Child: Delilah
Birth Place:
Danbury, CT
Home City:
Unionville, CT
BA, Economics/Political Science, The University of Connecticut
Certificate, Public Financial Management, The University of Connecticut
MPA, The University of Connecticut
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 21, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Controller, Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, 2014-present
Director of Agency Business Services, Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, 2012-2014
Fiscal Director, Information Services Division, Oklahoma Office of State Finance, 2011-2012
Fiscal Services Officer, City of Tulsa, Public Works Department, 2010-2011
Financial Analyst, City of Tulsa, 2008-2010
Commissioner, Farmington Zoning Board of Appeals, 2016-present
Board Member, Exchange Club of Farmington, 2015-present
Commissioner, Unionville Historic District Commission, 2015-present
Commissioner, Farmington Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission, 2015
Committee Member, Government Finance Officers Association Economic Development and Capital Planning Committee, 2013-2015
Board Member, Association of Government Accountants Oklahoma City Chapter, 2012-2014
Finance Committee Member, Stillwater Habitat for Community, 2009-2011
Awards:
Advanced Government Finance Institute (AGFI)
Wisconsin School of Business, Government Finance Officers Association
July 2013
LEAN Certified
State of Connecticut
August 2015
Priority Issues:
Reducing government costs - Chris is prepared to leverage his extensive background in government finance to bring back sanity to the State budget and reduce government debt.
Preventing tax increases - Controlling costs is the first step to controlling taxes but we need representation in Hartford that will always say no to the failed policy of taxing our way out of everything.
Strengthen our community - Too much power is in the hands of the legislature. Chris will fight against the government overreach and corrupt municipal aid distribution that rewards failing town administrations and penalizes well-governed communities such as Farmington.