State Representative Cara Pavalock-D’Amato is currently serving in her sixth term in the Connecticut General Assembly. Rep. Pavalock-D'Amato's proudly represents the 77th District, which consists of a portion of the City of Bristol.

 For the 2025-2026 legislative session Rep. Pavalock-D’Amato, a House Republican Whip, will continue to serve as the Ranking Member of the legislature's Insurance Committee. In addition, she will asl serve as a member of the Appropriations, Judiciary, and Screening Committees.

 Born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, Cara attended St. Paul Catholic High School and obtained her bachelor’s degree from Providence College. Upon graduating, she attended the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami where she then earned her law degree. During her time in Florida, Rep. Pavalock-D’Amato interned for the United States Customs, the Florida Bar, and was the first student at her university to litigate in the United States Tax Court.

 Following law school, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she attended Georgetown University Law Center. There she received a Master of Law (LLM) degree in Taxation.

 Rep. Pavalock-D’Amato is a member of the Connecticut and Florida bar and currently works as a solo practitioner in Bristol. Here she practices family law, bankruptcy, and foreclosure defense. In her spare time, she is an active member of the Tunxis Community College Foundation, which helps provide scholarships to high school students. Cara and her husband Anthony D'Amato have a seven-year-old son Leo, who was born in 2018.