(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 Gale Mastrofrancesco, R-80^th, earned a 100% score based on her 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…

WOLCOTT – State Representative Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-80th), and State Sen. Rob Sampson (R-16th) will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Wolcott on Monday, July 29 which is open to all residents to discuss legislation that stemmed from the 2024 legislative session.

The legislators look forward to talking with residents and hearing any concerns, as well as sharing information about bills that passed and other legislation that arose during the recently concluded session.

The event is scheduled for Monday,…

HARTFORD—House and Senate Republicans on Thursday called upon Governor Lamont to immediately establish a bipartisan commission focused on reviewing and making recommendations to improve the security of Connecticut’s absentee ballot process.

The request from Republicans marks their latest effort to bolster the integrity of state elections in the shadow of allegations of ballot fraud and other illegal campaign-related activity in Bridgeport. On June 11, four individuals were arrested in connection…

HARTFORD – State Representative Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-80th) was the recipient Wednesday evening of the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information’s Champion of Open Government Award.

Rep. Mastrofrancesco received the award during the Council’s award banquet held at the Hartford Club. The Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information fights to preserve Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act and has advocated for transparency of government since 1955.

In its letter announcing the award, the…

SOUTHINGTON – State Representative Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-80th), Rep. Donna Veach (R-30th) and State Sen. Rob Sampson (R-16th) will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Southington on Thursday, June 20, which is open to all residents.

Now that the 2024 Legislative Session has concluded, the lawmakers want to hear your top concerns, give you an update about legislation that has passed and make you aware of government-related issues that are important to you.

WHEN:
Thursday, June 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.…

HARTFORD – House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora and State Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco, ranking member of the legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee, issued a joint statement in response to majority Democrats on the Judiciary Committee failing to advance SB 390, An Act Concerning Penalties for Certain Election Crimes.

The legislation, proposed and supported by House and Senate Republicans, would provide a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of twelve months that may…

HARTFORD – During several busy days at the Capitol, Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco, R-Wolcott, paused recently to take part in two events that honored Connecticut’s veterans and their sacrifices.

Rep. Mastrofrancesco took part in the unveiling of a new plaque in the Capitol concourse for 616 service members from Connecticut who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for our country in Vietnam. She joined many veterans who attended the event to showcase the new plaques, which join several other memorials…

HARTFORD – Government Administration and Elections Committee Ranking Members State Sen. Rob Sampson and State Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco, joined by State Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding, continued their push for measures to secure Connecticut’s elections and prevent further voter disenfranchisement in the state.

During a Monday press conference in Hartford, the lawmakers re-introduced proposals to:

• Prevent the mailing of unsolicited absentee ballot applications
• Update voter rolls and perform…
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Each session, there are hundreds of bills introduced in Hartford, and you would not believe some of the ideas that extreme members of the legislature dream up.

Decriminalizing the possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms? Giving illegal immigrants taxpayer-funded health insurance? Mandating that you drive an electric vehicle? Stopping landlords from evicting people? Erasing women and mothers from state statutes?

These are not just ideas; they are the many bad bills that have actually been introduced…

HARTFORD, CT – Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding, House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora, State Representative Gale Mastrofrancesco and Senator Rob Sampson, ranking members of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, issued a statement Friday in response to new allegations revealed by Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas.

Thomas has made new referrals to the State Elections Enforcement Commission in connection with the February 2024 Mayoral General Election redo in Bridgeport.…