Baram, David

Background

Baram is a Democratic town chairman and former mayor of Bloomfield who was well-positioned to jump into a special-election race, since name-recognition always is an advantage in a short campaign. He may have been a late arrival to the 2009 legislative session, but he quickly signed on as a sponsor or co-sponsor of 78 bills. Those bills addressed matters as complex as health-care reform and as mundane as safety rules for paint-ball games.

He lives in Bloomfield with his wife. They have two adult children. He is very active in the Jewish community; having served as the president of his synagogue and board member of numerous other organizations in the state.

Financial Disclosure

He reported income from his law firm and salary as a state legislator. His wife, Paula, was employed by Beth Hillel Synagogue of Bloomfield and the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center.He and his wife own several mutual funds and a home in Bloomfield.Baram filed a confidential addendum listing any debts exceeding $10,000. He declined to release the addendum, as is his choice under the law.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.

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