Her parents, Peter and Theodora Klarides, were immigrants from Greece who owned a local supermarket[2] She graduated from Trinity College and the Quinnipiac University School of Law.
Prior to a career in politics and law, Klarides worked as a model and competed as a body builder, as well as appearing as a ring girl on WWE’s flagship program Monday Night Raw.
[3] As a member of the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Klarides is committed to improving education for all of Connecticut’s children.
In 2018, Klarides received an award from the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut for her work concerning holocaust and genocide education.
[4][5][6] On January 30, 2022, a week after Businessman and 2018 Republican Gubernatorial Nominee Bob Stefanowski announced his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Klarides announced a run for Connecticut's Class III Senate seat, then-held by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.
As the House Minority Leader, she has become a leading advocate for fiscal restraint, regulatory reform, job creation and tax relief.
[9] These measures resulted in the rebuilding of Connecticut's rainy day fund, as well as the additional payments made in 2021 towards the state's pension liabilities.
[15] Gregory Brian Butler currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at the utility company Eversource.