Rep. Reed is deeply involved in a wide variety of public policy issues and in promoting public engagement in the political process.
After ten years in the CT House of Representatives where she Chaired the Energy and Technology Committee Lonnie Reed chose not to run again for re-election. She is now Chair the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Green Bank, having been appointed by Governor Lamont. Connecticut created the nation’s first Green Bank, which has had remarkable success helping to fast track renewable energy with a host of innovative programs and incentives that attract considerable private investment to make public dollars go much farther. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) recently enacted by the US Congress, includes a national Green Bank provision modeled on the Connecticut Green Bank. The Green Bank is mission driven and one of its key objectives is to bring equity and justice to communities long afflicted with toxic air, unhealthy housing, Asthma epidemics - all the dirty energy results of discriminatory public policy decisions.
Prior to becomeing a CT State Representative, Ms. Reed has had a career as a journalist, a political talk show host, and as President of Iger/Reed, a production company for documentaries and TV network specials.