Steve Meskers
Stephen Robert Meskers is an American politician who is currently serving as the representative from the 150th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party since 2019. His district includes part of Greenwich, Connecticut. He is also a member on the Representative Town Meeting, District 6 in Greenwich.
Meskers was first elected to the seat in 2018, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Michael Bocchino. Meskers currently serves as the chair of the Commerce Committee, as well as serving on the House's Insurance and Real Estate Committee and Human Services Committee.
Early life and education
Stephen Robert Meskers was born on July 3, 1958, in Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish in 1980. He then completed his education by graduating from Pace University with a Master of Business Administration.Early career
From 1983 to 1988, he worked for Irving Trust as an associate attorney before winning elections to the Greenwich RTM and the Connecticut House of Representatives. He later oversaw Bank Santander's division of emerging market sales and fixed income from 1998 - 2010. In the years that followed, he served as the Executive Director of Emerging Markets at Crédit Agricole from 2010 to 2016 and was director of emerging market fixed income sales with Rencap Securities from 2016 to 2017.He began his political career when he was elected to the Greenwich RTM in 2002.