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Feb 1, 2026 58 min

Episode #157: Feeney Talks with Jillian Gilchrest

from Feeney Talks With Friends Hosted by ERIC FEENEY

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #157 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jillian Gilchrest. It was great to talk with my #friend, Jillian! Jillian is the State Representative for the 18th District. We talked about: Year 8 of being State Rep (minute 1) Selfie videos (minute 2) Personal and Political balance (minute 5) The West Hartford community (minute 6) Jason Hayes, First Selectman of East Granby (minute 8) Jillian is running for Congress (minute 11) 3 keys that make a good Congress person (minute 14) Jahana Hayes and National History Day (minute 16) John Larson’s biggest competition since 1999 (minute 18) Money in Politics (minute 20) Should Feeney get into politics? (minute 27) PAC money for political fundraising (minute 29) Healthcare Insurances donating to political campaigns (minute 32) Bar graph photo of the rise of healthcare (minute 34) Policy and advocacy (minute 37) Jillian’s book, Feminist Advocacy - Championing Gender and Social Justice (minute 38) Christina’s Connors book, Christina’s Cottage (minute 46) Daniell M. Howell’s book, Bee 4 Goodnight- The Four B’s (minute 47) An autograph for Caden (minute 48) Gift card to Sally and Bob’s Eatery (minute 49) Past and future podcast guests (minute 50) What “Being a good friend” means to Jillian and some of her good friends (minute 51) Order a #FriendsOfFeeney Quarter Zip (minute 53) Future events (minute 54) Political Events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 55) Photo from our Donut Crazy fundraiser (minute 57) Closing remarks (minute 58) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com

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