Ronald A. Sarasin

A Representative from Connecticut. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. , December 31, 1934. Attended the public schools of Connecticut. B. S. , University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1960. J. D. , University of Connecticut Law School, Storrs, 1963. Served in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict, 1952-1956. Attained rank of petty officer, second class. Admitted to the Connecticut bar, 1963. Served as town counsel, Beacon Falls, Conn. , 1963-1972. Assistant professor of law at New Haven College, New Haven, Conn. , 1963-1966. Member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1968-1972. Assistant minority leader, 1970-1972. Delegate, Connecticut State Republican conventions, 1968, 1970, 1972, and 1974. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1979). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-sixth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Connecticut in 1978. President, U. S. Capitol Historical Society, 2000 to 2019. Died on March 27, 2023, in McLean, Va.