▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁She ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election . ▁ ▁As ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁House ▁District , ▁Bac chio chi ▁served ▁the ▁rural ▁n ort he astern ▁towns ▁of ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁Som ers , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Tol land ▁County . ▁ ▁She ▁maintain s ▁her ▁residence ▁in ▁Staff ord ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁Personal ▁background ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁Staff ord , ▁Bac chio chi ▁graduated ▁from ▁Staff ord ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁later ▁received ▁degrees ▁from ▁Be cker ▁Junior ▁College , ▁where ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁social ▁work , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut , ▁where ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁public ▁relations ▁and ▁market ing . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁completed ▁some ▁gradu ate - level ▁work ▁in ▁education ▁at ▁Saint ▁Joseph ▁College . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁state ▁representative , ▁Bac chio chi ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁housing ▁field ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁She ▁own s ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁property ▁management ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Staff ord . ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ator , ▁Bac chio chi ▁served ▁on ▁several ▁town ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁Staff ord , ▁including ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Z oning ▁Committee . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁Republican ▁Town ▁Comm itte es ▁in ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁Som ers , ▁including ▁serving ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the