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Personal Details

Professional Experience

  • Managing Member, Clayman, Tapper and Baram, Limited Liability Corporation, 2012-present
  • Justice of the Peace, State of Connecticut, 1983-present

Political Experience

  • Managing Member, Clayman, Tapper and Baram, Limited Liability Corporation, 2012-present
  • Justice of the Peace, State of Connecticut, 1983-present
  • Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 9, 2009-2017
  • Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1983-1989
  • Deputy Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1981-1983

Former Committees/Caucuses

Commission Chair, Bloomfield Center Fire District, 2005-present

Member, Connecticut-Israel Exchange Commission, 1992-present

Moderator, Bloomfield Annual Town Meeting, 1990-present

Former Member, Banks Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Chair, General Law Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Chair, Bloomfield Charter Revision Commission, 2002-2004

Member, Connecticut Commission on Environmental Quality, 1992-1995

Chair, Capital Region Council of Governments, 1988-1989

Board Member, Community Renewal Team, 1983-1985

Vice Chair, Bloomfield Commission on Aging, 1980-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Managing Member, Clayman, Tapper and Baram, Limited Liability Corporation, 2012-present
  • Justice of the Peace, State of Connecticut, 1983-present
  • Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 9, 2009-2017
  • Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1983-1989
  • Deputy Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1981-1983
  • Member, Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, University of Hartford, 2008-present
  • Chair, Bloomfield Democratic Town Committee, 2006–present
  • Board Member, Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Hartford, 2004–present
  • Chair, Membership Committee, Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Hartford, 2004–present
  • Permanent Board Member, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford, 2002-present
  • Director, SummerWind Performing Arts Center, Windsor, 2002-present
  • Member, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Hartford County, 1996-present
  • Member, Greater Hartford Jewish Federation, 1994-present
  • Honorary Board Member, Federation Homes Incorporated, 1992-present
  • Member, Bloomfield Historical Society, 1990-present
  • Member, Bloomfield Democratic Party, 1979-present
  • Member, Connecticut State Bar Association
  • Former President, Federation Homes Incorporated
  • Board Member, University of Connecticut Hillel House, 1988-1993, 2005-2009
  • President, Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut (JFACT), 2005–2008
  • Chair, Building Committee, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford, 1998-2002
  • Board Chair, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Connecticut Valley Region, 2000-2002
  • Vice President, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford, 1994-2001
  • President, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Connecticut Valley Region, 1998-2000
  • Member, Bloomfield Access Television Producer and Host, “On Line with David Baram,”, 1992-1999
  • Chair, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation, 1996-1999
  • President, Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, 1996-1998
  • Member, Advisory Council, Israel Bonds Synagogue, 1994-1996
  • President, Beth Hillel Synagogue, 1991-1993
  • Member, Bloomfield Keep America Beautiful Committee, 1991-1993
  • Member, Bloomfield Library Long Range Planning Committee, 1993
  • Member, Bloomfield Lions Club, 1991-1993
  • Coach, Bloomfield Little League/Soccer, 1988-1992
  • Member, Bloomfield Access Television Board (BATV), 1989-1990
  • Board Member, Camp Jewell Young Men's Christian Association, 1987-1990
  • Board Member, University of Hartford Mortensen Library, 1987-1989
  • Coordinator, Bloomfield Easter Seals, 1985-1986
  • Founding Member, Coalition of Conscience of Blacks and Jews, 1980
  • Member, Bloomfield Jaycees, 1978-1979

Other Info

— Awards:

  • * Connecticut General Assembly Citation, 1983
  • * Connecticut Jaycees Outstanding Young Citizen's 1983
  • * Beth Hillel Synagogue Brother of the Year 1986
  • * University of Hartford Public Service Recognition 1987
  • * Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) Regional Leadership Awards, 1987 and 1990
  • * Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Award, 1990
  • * CIGNA's "David Baram Scholarship" to Bloomfield High Student, 1990
  • * Bloomfield Chamber "Oliver Filley Award", 1995
  • * Solomon Schechter Day School Recognition, 2001 (Building Committee Chairman for $9.5 million renovation)
  • * Authored article for UCONN Institute of Public Service on "Selection of a Town Manager", 1985
  • * Bloomfield Chamber "Member of the Year", 2003
  • * Israel Bonds Honoree, 2006
  • * Co-Authored Op. Ed. for Courant: Possible UConn Health Center Merger with Veterans Hospital, 2009
  • * Recipient of Rotary's Paul Harris Award, 2010
  • * Recipient of the Town Crier Award from COST (Council of Small Towns), 2012

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