Running for:

Connecticut House of Representatives District 93

Current Position:

State House (D-CT) Incumbent

Party Affiliation:

Democrat

Toni Walker

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Connecticut

Toni Edmonds Walker is a seasoned social activist and advocate for youth, education, and human rights. Her roots run deep at Dixwell Congregation where her father, the late Rev. Dr. Edwin R. Edmonds, was the pastor and her mother, the late Maye Bailey Edmonds, was head of the Women’s Group. There, Toni worked as both a fundraiser and the Director of the Dixwell Children’s Creative Arts Center – an inner-city youth program for arts and music. While managing the center, she continued her baccalaureate education at Southern Connecticut State University and received a Master’s Degree in Social Work at Fordham University. Walker is principal and coordinator of Special Services and Grants at New Haven Adult Education, where she develops, designs and implements community-based programs.