New Haven Register

Meet Connecticut's newest kid governor who wants to 'stand up for students with disabilities'

NORTH HAVEN — Theresa “Tessa” Hallinan, a fifth grader at Green Acres Elementary School, grinned as she wiped away her tears of joy at the news she would be Connecticut’s 2026 Kid Governor. Hallinan ...
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Meet Connecticut’s 2026 kid governor | This week in Connecticut

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Tessa Hallinan, a fifth grader from Green Acres Elementary School in North Haven, was elected as Connecticut’s 2026 Kid Governor. The Connecticut’s Kid Governor program is an ...
WTNH

North Haven student named Connecticut’s 2026 Kid Governor

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut has a new kid governor! On Thursday, fifth grader Theresa “Tessa” Hallinan was announced as the winner of this year’s statewide kid governor election. She was ...
Hartford Courant

She’s a CT fifth grader. She has a plan to ensure kids with disabilities are included at schools.

She’s only in fifth grade but has big plans for the state of Connecticut. The Connecticut Democracy Center recently named North Haven fifth-grader Theresa “Tessa” Hallinan as the new 2026 Connecticut ...
The Baltimore Sun

This fifth-grader has a plan to ensure kids with disabilities are included at schools

HARTFORD, Conn. — She’s only in fifth grade but has big plans for the state of Connecticut. The Connecticut Democracy Center recently named North Haven fifth-grader Theresa “Tessa” Hallinan as the new ...