Cathy Osten

Cathy Osten
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 19th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2013
Preceded byEdith Prague
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Sprague, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materMohegan Community College
Websitewww.senatedems.ct.gov/osten
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1975-1979
RankSergeant

Catherine Ann Osten is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate representing District 19 since January 9, 2013. Osten is a three term First Selectman from Sprague, Connecticut.

Graduating from the Norwich Free Academy in 1973, Osten enlisted in the United States Army. After four years of active duty, Osten returned to the United States, taking up residence in Norwich and attending Mohegan Community College. In 1990 Osten joined the Connecticut Department of Corrections serving for 21 years and becoming an officer.[2]

Osten was elected as the President of the Corrections Supervisors' Council of CSEA/SEIU 2001. As a State Senator she supports a $15 living wage for all Connecticut workers.[3]

  1. ^ "State Senator Cathy Osten". Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Senate. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Cathy Osten For State Senate
  3. ^ Norwich Bulletin, Minimum Wage Should be $15