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Candidate for Office of: City Council


Name: Keith Farrell

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Education: 

BA from University of Connecticut 2013 in double majoring in Urban Studies & Sociology as well as American Studies with an emphasis in law. 
*Graduated with honors
*Served as Student Body President for Torrington Campus

AA from Northwestern Connecticut Community College 2010 in Liberal Arts with emphasis in U.S. History.
*Graduated with honors
*Received the 2010 Alumni Scholarship Award
*Served on Student Senate
*Served as President of History Association

 Occupation: 
In 2016, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to take a job as a ghostwriter with Forbes Books. Shortly thereafter, he married the love of his life, Cassandra Bennett, a British-born Canadian from Ontario, which meant undergoing a lengthy and costly immigration process. 

In 2018, while living in Charleston, he published his first novel, The Line, which was a gritty and unflinching look at the opioid epidemic and its impact on northwestern Connecticut. Living in the South also inspired Keith's second book: A Hanging in the Lowcountry (2022). In this murder mystery, Keith examined Charleston's legacy of institutional racism and generational trauma. 

Unhappy with the business culture and ethics of Forbes Books, Keith co-founded his own hybrid publishing and writing services business in 2019, which helps business leaders and public figures to author and publish books. The company's success eventually allowed Keith and Cassandra the freedom and ability to move back to Keith's hometown of Torrington, Connecticut, where the two had many found memories, friends, and family. 

Keith has worked as a line cook, medical supply technician, pizza delivery driver, think tank researcher, substitute teacher, community organizer/nonprofit founder, ghostwriter, and publisher

Community involvement:
Democratic Town Committee

From 2011 - 2014, Keith founded and ran a local non-profit service organization based out of Torrington called "Spirits of '76". The volunteer-based group started out running food and clothing drives, but was soon organizing city clean-up efforts and other projects with the mayor's office. The organization spread to Rhode Island, where the local chapter received official honors from the state legislature and governor. 

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  • CANDIDATES
    • City Council >
      • Paul Cavagnero
      • Stephen Ivain
      • Edward Corey
      • Keith Farrell
    • Board of Public Safety >
      • Cindy Sherwood
      • Douglas Benedetto
    • Board of Education >
      • Fiona Cappabianca
      • Kristen Conway
      • Gary Eucalitto
    • Selectman >
      • Tamara Christensen
      • Robert DeMallie
    • Constable >
      • Ruth Nadeau Dwyer
      • Keri Hoehne
      • Rachel Hannon-Harrel
      • William Haygood
  • NEWS
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  • Elected Officials
    • Local Elected Officials >
      • City Council: Paul Cavagnero
      • City Council Keri Hoehne
      • Board of Education: Fiona Cappabianca
      • Board of Education Ellen Hoehne
      • Board of Education: Edward Corey
      • Board of Public Safety Douglas Benedetto
      • Board of Public Safety Glenn McLeod
      • Constable Rachel Hannon-Harrel
      • Constable Ruth Nadeau Dwyer
      • Constable Paul Farley
    • State Elected Officials
    • Federal Elected Officials
  • Contact