(HARTFORD) — The state’s leading business advocacy group, Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), has officially released its data illustrating how members of the CT State House of Representatives voted in 2024.

According to the association, Representative Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, earned a 100% score based on his votes in connection to several key bills that arose during the legislative session.

Each year the CBIA rates Connecticut lawmakers’ voting records in committee or on the House…

HARTFORD – Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, was recently announced as one of a select group of 30 state officials chosen from a region that includes New England, several Eastern states and parts of Canada, for the Council of State Governments’ Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy Fellowship.

The Council of State Governments brings together leaders, lawmakers and public servants for future-looking discussions about what’s on the horizon for government practices. The Council is described as…

NAUGATUCK – Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, provided remarks during a ceremony honoring the country’s military members at Hillside Intermediate School in Naugatuck.

Rep. Bronko was invited to the ceremony, which paid tribute to members of the armed forces who lost their lives while defending our country. The students read aloud the names of their family members who served, or who are currently serving and thanked the veterans who attended.

Rep. Bronko emphasized that Memorial Day weekend isn’t just…

HARTFORD – Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, highlighted the recent signing of PA 24-27, a new law that will establish a fund for the families of police officers who have died in the line of duty.

This legislation started as a House Republican initiative, passed both chambers, and will provide an immediate – and untaxed – benefit payment of $100,000 to a surviving family member or beneficiary.

It also allows survivors who were covered by the police officer’s health insurance to apply for, or keep, the…

NAUGATUCK – Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, recently visited Naugatuck High School where he shared his experience as a legislator with 11th and 12-grade civics classes.

Rep. Bronko talked about the differences between local, state, and federal government. He also addressed how state government impacts our lives, even as high schoolers, using an example of the House passing a bill in the 2024 legislative session to ban anyone 16 years of age and younger from buying energy drinks (the legislation was…

HARTFORD –  As part of the 2024 Legislative Session Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, co-sponsored several pieces of important legislation that gained passage in the House. Each of the bills below was personally important to Rep. Bronko, including establishing a 100% exemption of property tax or motor vehicle tax for veterans who have a total and permanent disability.

The House also passed legislation that enhances penalties against people convicted of violating street takeover laws, including the permanent…

HARTFORD— Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, joined House Republicans during a Thursday news conference at the state capitol to release a plan to balance the second year of the state budget, keeping a promise to Connecticut residents by honoring the fiscal guardrails, focusing on affordability, pursuing structural spending reforms, and increasing funding for local education to help prevent more pressure on local property taxpayers.

House Republicans, led by Rep. Vincent Candelora (R-North Branford),…

NAUGATUCK – With a backdrop of ongoing improvement projects on Rubber Avenue, Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, was joined recently by the Naugatuck legislative delegation and Mayor Hess during a press conference announcing details of more funding that has been approved for the Borough.

Rep. Bronko was joined by Senator Joan Hartley, State Senator Jorge Cabrera and Rep. David Labriola in announcing that $5.7 million had been approved by the board of the Community Investment Fund 2030 to aid in the…

NAUGATUCK – Should the legislature change the official insect from a praying mantis to a butterfly or even a dragonfly? That was the question Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Naugatuck, had for first graders at Maple Hill Elementary School during his presentation for Career Day. And the class’s decision may surprise you.

Rep. Bronko had the chance to talk to to several classes about his work in Hartford, how a bill becomes a law, and a recent debate about changing the state insect. Each student had a chance…

HARTFORD, CT – Today, state Senators Joan Hartley and Jorge Cabrera, state Representatives Seth Bronko and David Labriola, and Naugatuck Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess III announced that significant funds have been approved by the board of the Community Investment Fund 2030 to aid in the redevelopment of Naugatuck’s Rubber Avenue Corridor.

The more than $5.7 million in state funding for the “Rubber Avenue Corridor Revitalization” will transform the Rubber Avenue Corridor by investing in infrastructure…