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Joseph Polletta was born on September 1, 1988 in Waterbury, CT. He has grown up in a small town called Oakville with his italian family. Polletta went to Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School located in Watertown, CT for Elementary School. He later attended Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT and was in the graduating class of 2007. Polletta continued his education receiving his Bachelors of Arts and Political Science at Fairfield University. Joseph graduated from Fairfield in 2011, and moved back to Oakville. In 2008 Polletta ran for Town Council becoming part of the Watertown Democratic Party. He was elected on the town council until 2017. Joe Polletta ran for State Representative against Eric Berthel in 2014 and had lost with about 300 votes. In 2016 Polletta changed his party affiliation to Republican. Polletta then ran again in 2017 for State Representative for the 68th district and won against Lou Esposito with over 80% of the vote. Polletta is currently the State Representative of the 68th district.