Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday the nomination of Christina Ghio as Connecticut’s new Child Advocate .

Sarah Eagan served in the role from 2013 until her resignation in September 2024. Ghio initially joined Eagan in the Office of the Child Advocate as her deputy in 2022. Since Eagan’s resignation, Ghio has been the Acting Child Advocate.

Ghio’s nomination for Child Advocate, a position charged with investigating state agencies that handle the care of Connecticut’s most vulnerable children as well as the deaths of children, comes at a time when the state is grappling with the shocking death of Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-Garcia , a child whose family was previously investigated by the Department of Children and Families.

“Christina is an outstanding choice to lead the Office Of The C

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