Pre-election
In 2006, Lesser, as a full-time student at Wesleyan University and President of the College Democrats of Connecticut, organized the largest student voter mobilization drive in the country. He hired staff and organized students across the state, increasing voter turnout by nearly 700% at the University of Connecticut.
In 2007, Lesser was elected as Chairman to Middletown's Planning and Zoning Commission with a platform of preserving open space.
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