Baird Welch-Collins

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Baird Welch-Collins

Baird Welch-Collins is a two-term member of Waterford's Representative Town Meeting, the Treasurer of Waterford's Flood and Erosion Control Board, and a member of Waterford's Long Range Fiscal Planning Committee. Baird currently works as a social studies teacher in the Lebanon Public School District and formerly worked as a Violence Prevention Educator for Safe Futures in New London. A third-generation Waterford resident and graduate of Connecticut College, Baird is running for State Representative in the 38th House District. 

Political Experience

  • Re-Elected to Waterford's Representative Town Meeting (District 2) in 2019. 
  • Appointed to the RTM's Public Protection and Safety Committee in 2019. 
  • Elected to Waterford's Representative Town Meeting (District 2) in 2017.
  • Appointed to the RTM's Public Health, Recreation, and Environment Committee in 2017.
  • Appointed to the RTM's Finance, Wage, and Personnel Committee in 2017.
  • Appointed to the Town's Long Range Fiscal Planning Committee in 2018.
  • Appointed to Waterford Flood & Erosion Control Board by the Board of Selectmen in 2016.
          - Elected as Treasurer of the Flood & Erosion Control Board in 2017.
  • Appointed a Justice of the Peace with term beginning in 2017.
  • Candidate for Representative Town Meeting (District 2) in 2015.

2020 Endorsements for State Representative

Baird is proud to be endorsed by the Democratic Party of Connecticut,  Planned Parenthood Votes,  NARAL CT, the Sierra Club,  the National Association of Social Workers, the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, the Connecticut AFL-CIO, and AFT Connecticut. In addition to these endorsements, Baird was also given the "Honor Roll" distinction by his own teacher's union, the Connecticut Education Association and the "Gun Sense Candidate Distinction" by Mom's Demand Action.