Legislative Handbook 2014

A Guide to the Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Representing Towns in

Middlesex County

The Middlesex Coalition for Childrens mission is to improve the lives of children growing up in Middletown and Middlesex County. The Coalition holds public meetings monthly on

issues important to children. It convenes task forces to mobilize and coordinate community efforts to address specific childrens issues, and advocates for children at the local, state

and national levels.

Please join us for our meetings everysecond Thursday of the month at the Dekoven House at 9 am. Sept-May

PortlandCromwell

Middletown

Middlefield

East Hampton

DurhamHaddam

Killingworth

Chester

East Haddam

Deep RiverEssex

Old SaybrookWestbrookClinton

Christie CarpinoPaul Doyle Christie Carpino

Art Linares

Art LinaresMelissa Ziobron

Dante BartolomeoPaul DoyleMatt LesserJoe SerraEmil Altobello

Dante Bartolomeo

Vincent CandeloraLen Fasano

Edward MeyerNoreen Kokoruda

Art LinaresPhil Miller

Art LinaresMelissa Ziobron

Edward MeyerTom Vicino

Art LinaresPhil Miller

Art LinaresPhil Miller

Art LinaresPhil Miller

Marilyn GiulianoArt LinaresTom Vicino

Art LinaresTom Vicino

Marilyn GiulianoArt Linares

Andrea Stillman

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More Information on the Legislature

You can visit the Coalitions website for an electronic version of this handbook, complete with live links.

For full summaries of the events and meetings scheduled at the Capitol, daily live stream of the State House and State Senate, and bill tracking, please visit www.cga.ct.gov

Previous Sessions are recorded and can be found at: www.ctn.state.ct.us/ondemand.asp

Committees

Appropriations CommitteeMarilyn GiulianioNoreen Kokoruda

Matt LesserMelissa Ziobron

Committee on ChildrenDante Bartolomeo (Chair)

Art Linares

Education CommitteeDante Bartolomeo Christie CarpinoMarilyn Giuliano

Noreen KokorudaArt Linares

Andrea Stillman (Chair)

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

Public Safety and Security Committee

These committees have no members from our delegation

Housing CommitteeDante Bartolomeo (Chair)Paul Doyle (Vice Chair)

Human Services CommitteePhilip Miller

Judiciary CommitteeChristie Carpino

Paul Doyle (Vice Chair)Ed Meyer

Joseph Serra

Public Health CommitteePhilip Miller (Vice Chair)

Melissa Ziobron

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Aide: Barry Hubbard barry.hubbard@cga.ct.gov

860 240 0089

housedems.ct.gov/AltobelloEmil.Altobello@cga.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 4015

Hartford, CT 06106

555 Preston AveMeriden, CT 06450

Representative Altobello is serving his 10th term in the House of Representatives. A member of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, he has served in many capacities on bonding sub-committees and the Bond Commission. A native of Meriden and graduate of Meriden schools, he was a member of the Meriden City Council from 1987 to 1995, where he served as Majority Leader, Chairman of the Public Works Committee and Chairman of the Finance & Budget Committee. He is active in many Meriden clubs and organizations.

Emil AltobelloDemocratic State Representative Representing Middlefield

Aide: Mildred Torres-Fergusonmildred.torres@cga.ct.gov860 240 0441

senatedems.ct.gov/Bartolomeo.phpDante.Bartolomeo@cga.ct.gov

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Legislative Office Building Room 3200Hartford, CT 06106

167 Reynolds DriveMeriden, CT 06450

Senator Bartolomeo is serving her first term as Senator. A member of the Meriden City Council from 2008 - 2012, her roles included Deputy Majority Leader. Between 2005 and 2008, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Meridens Children First Initiative, an organization committed to supporting children under age 8. She also served as community organizer for Healthcare4every1. She is a graduate of Mercy High School in Middletown and Colby College.

Dante BartolomeoDemocratic State Senator

Representing Middlefield and Middletown

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Aide: Tracy Mancinellitracy.mancinelli@cga.ct.gov

860 240 8700

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Legislative Office Building Room 4200

Hartford, CT 06106

405 Sea Hill RoadNorth Branford, CT 06471

Representative Candelora is serving his fourth term in the House of Representatives. A graduate of Connecticut College and the Dickenson School of Law at Penn State, Rep. Candelora served on the North Branford Town Council for three terms, one term as Deputy Mayor. He has also served as President of North Branfords Chamber of Commerce, is Past-President of the North Branford Rotary Club, and is active in youth sports.

Vincent CandeloraRepublican State Representative Representing Durham

Aide: Alex Sayloralex.saylor@cga.ct.gov860 240 8700

cthousegop.com/christie-carpinochristie.carpino@cga.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 4200Hartford, CT 06106

29 Sovereign RidgeCromwell, CT 06416

Representative Carpino is serving her second term in the House of Representatives. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a law degree from Northeastern University, she is a trial attorney who advocates on behalf of her clients at all stages of the litigation process. Christie also volunteers regularly with the Legal Services School Expulsion Project and has done so since 2007, assisting low-income families who face the complex and emotional world of school expulsions.

Christie CarpinoRepublican State Reprentative

Representing Cromwell and Portland

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Aide: Thomas Spinellathomas.spinella@cga.ct.gov

860 240 0475

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Legislative Office Building Room 3500

Hartford, CT 06106

38 Thornbush RoadWethersfield, CT 06109

Senator Paul Doyle was elected to his first term as the state senator from the 9th Senatorial District in November 2006. For 12 years prior to his Senate service, Senator Doyle served in the state House of Representatives from the 28th Assembly District. He currently is a partner in the law firm of Heneghan, Kennedy & Doyle LLC in Rocky Hill.

Paul DoyleDemocratic State SenatorRepresenting Cromwell and Middletown

Aide: Randa Utterranda.utter@cga.ct.gov860 842 1421

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Legislative Office Building Room 3400Hartford, CT 06106

7 Sycamore LaneNorth Haven, CT 06473

Senator Fasano has served in the Senate since 2008. A graduate of Yale and Quinnipiac Law School, he practices law as President and Founder of Fasano, Ippolito, and Lee LCC in New Haven. He helped establish the East Haven Land Trust and has been active in pursuing open space acquisitions and in protecting Long Island Sound.

Len FasanoRepublican State Senator

Representing Durham

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Aide: Tracy Mancinellitracy.mancinelli@cga.ct.gov

860 240 8700

cthousegop.com/marilyn-giulianoMarilyn.guiliano@housegop.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 4200

Hartford, CT 06106

43 Cricket Court Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Representative Marilyn Giuliano is serving her sixth term in the House of Representatives. A career school psychologist in the Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools, Rep. Giuliano has served her community on the Old Saybrook Board of Finance, the Public Health Nursing Board and the HOPE Partnership Advisory Board, and has been a member of many state-wide councils.

Marilyn GiulianoRepublican State Representative Representing Old Saybrook and Westbrook

Aide: Molly Griffinmolly.griffin@cga.ct.gov860 240 8700

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Legislative Office Building Room 4200Hartford, CT 06106

85 Liberty StreetMadison, CT 06443

Representative Kokoruda won a special election in Feb. 2011, and is in her second term. As Executive Director of the Shoreline Foundation, she worked for many years to provide safe and fun summer camps for local kids. Rep. Kokuruda served 13 years on the Madison Board of Selectmen, and as Chairman of Madisons Beach and Recreation Commission for almost 10 years.

Noreen KokorudaRepublican State Representative

Representing Durham

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Aide: Kathryn Lazarottokathryn.lazarotto@cga.ct.gov

860 240 8858

housedems.ct.gov/LesserMatthew.Lesser@cga.ct.gov

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Legislative Office Building Room 3500

Hartford, CT 06106

1160 South Main Street, Apt 110Middletown, CT 06457

First elected in 2008 as the youngest member of the House, Representative Lesser is currently serving his third term. Educated at Wesleyan University, he is CT State Director of People for the American Ways Young Elected Officials Network. He serves on the Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Leadership Council and on the boards of Oddfellows Playhouse and the Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council.

Matthew LesserDemocratic State RepresentativeRepresenting Middletown

Aide: Debra Adamsdebra.adams@cga.ct.gov860 240 8800

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Legislative Office Building Room 3400Hartford, CT 06106

PO Box 122Westbrook, CT 06498 Arthur Linares

Republican State Senator Representing Chester, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton,

Essex, Haddam, Old Saybrook, Portland, and WestbrookSenator Linares, the youngest member of the legislature, is in his first term. From a Cuban-American family, Sen. Linares attended Westbrook public schools and graduated from the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa in Florida, where he majored in entrepreneurship, developing his own company as he earned a college degree. He is co-founder of Greenskies, a successful, Middletown-based, commercial solar energy company.

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Aide: Eric Emanuelsoneric.emanuelson@cga.ct.gov

860 240 0455

senatedems.ct.gov/Meyer.phpedward.meyer@cga.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 3200

Hartford, CT 06106

407 Mulberry Point RoadGuilford, CT 06437

Senator Meyer was recently elected to his fifth term. He previously served with Robert Kennedy in the Justice Department, in the New York State Assembly, and for 23 years on the New York State Board of Regents. Since moving to Guilford, Senator Meyer has served on the towns Economic Development Commission and on the Board of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

Edward MeyerDemocratic State SenatorRepresenting Durham and Killingworth

Aide: Alex Pachkovskyalex.pachkovsky@cga.ct.gov860 240 8387

housedems.ct.gov/MillerPJPhilip.Miller@cga.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 4037Hartford, CT 06106

24 Bushy Hill RoadIvoryton, CT 06442

Representative Miller is in his second term after being elected in 2011 in a special election. Rep. Miller served as First Selectman of Essex from 2003 to 2011. Previously Rep. Miller was Director of the Bushy Hill Nature Center in Ivoryton, where he founded and developed a natural history day camp. He is a former chair of the Middlesex County Revitalization Commission. He is self-employed as a naturalist and writer.

Philip MillerDemocratic State Representative

Representing Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Haddam

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Aide: Dawn Nilesdawn.niles@cga.ct.gov

860 240 0082

housedems.ct.gov/SerraJoseph.Serra@cga.ct.gov

Legislative Office Building Room 4021

Hartford, CT 06106

P.O. Box 233Middletown, CT 06457

Representative Serra was elected to represent the 33rd District in the General Assembly in 1992. A lifelong Middletown resident, Rep. Serra has served on the Middletown Democratic Town Committee since 1984. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials (CASHO), a position he has held for the past 33 years. Rep. Serra is a member of the Board of Directors for the Middlesex Community College Foundation.

Joseph SerraDemocratic State RepresentativeRepresenting Middletown

Aide: Sue Driscollsue.driscoll@cga.ct.gov860 240 0425

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Legislative Office Building Room 3100Hartford, CT 06106

5 Coolidge CourtWaterford, CT 06385

Senator Stillman is serving her fifth term in the Senate. Previously she served six terms in the House, representing the 38th District, and rising to House chair of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. A graduate of the University of California with a degree in speech, Senator Stillman was a primary architect of major public education reforms in 2012.

Andrea StillmanDemocratic State Senator Representing Old Saybrook

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Aide: Dawn Nilesdawn.niles@cga.ct.gov

860 240 0082

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Legislative Office Building Room 5007

Hartford, CT 06106

92 Carter Hill RoadClinton, CT 06413

Representative Vicino is serving his first term as State Representative. He is a former two-term Clinton Selectman and chairman of the Economic Development Commission. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Westbrook and Old Saybrook Chambers. Rep. Vicino is the owner-operator of Superior Auto of Westbrook, a business he started 28 years ago.

Tom VicinoDemocratic State RepresentativeRepresenting Clinton, Killingworth, and Westbrook

Aide: Ed Schaeffer edward.schaeffer@cga.ct.gov860 240 8700

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Legislative Office Building Room 4200Hartford, CT 06106

181 Petticoat LaneEast Haddam, CT 06423

Representative Ziobron is serving her first term. A lifelong resident of the reconfigured 34th district, Rep. Ziobron has been an active member of the East Haddam Board of Education, and has served on the Middlesex Chamber Revitalization Committee and the Midstate Regional Planning Agency. Most recently she was the first Economic Development Coordinator for the town of East Haddam. She is an avid environmentalist and volunteers throughout her community.

Melissa ZiobronRepublican State Representative

Representing East Haddam and East Hampton

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Bills of Interest 2014

Anti-Hunger SB 48: AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE SETTINGS

Anti-Poverty SB 32: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKING FAMILIES WAGES

Early Childhood SB 25: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

SB 26: AN ACT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Education SB 340: AN ACT CONCERNING A TWO-GENERATIONAL SCHOOL READINESS PLAN

HB 5005: AN ACT INCREASING ECS AID TO TOWNS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MAGNET SCHOOL TUITION REQUIREMENT

HB 5078: AN ACT IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Human Services SB 106:AN ACT CONCERNING IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION

Juvenile Justice SB 5221:AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT SENTENCING COMMISSION REGARDING LENGTHY SENTENCES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY A CHILD OR YOUTH AND THE SENTENCING OF A CHILD OR YOUTH CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONY OFFENSES HB 5040: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN SB 54: AN ACT CONCERNING COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SB 366: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ERASURE OF RECORDS IN DELINQUENCY AND FAMILY WITH SERVICE NEEDS MATTERS

HB 5357: AN ACT CONCERNING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM

Public Health SB 46: AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS