Connie was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2018 state election. Prior to her election, she worked with Nick and the team for over 12 years.

Connie Bonaros graduated with an Honours degree in Law and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Modern Greek and Social Politics from Adelaide University in 2002.

She was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in 2018, although her political career – across both state and federal levels – started 14 years earlier, firstly as a senior adviser to Nick Xenophon and later as Chief of Staff to Senator Stirling Griff.