Rep. McGorty Announces Leadership, Committee Assignments for the 2021 Legislative Session
SHELTON — State Representative Ben McGorty (R-122) was appointed as an Assistant Republican Leader by House Republican Leader-elect Vincent Candelora on Friday. In addition to serving in this leadership post in the caucus for the 2021 Legislative Session, Rep. McGorty will sit on the legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee, among others.
The position of Assistant Republican Leader, typically given to legislators with a proven record of leadership in the House chamber, comes with added responsibilities during debate on the House Floor. “I deeply appreciate the confidence House Leader-elect Candelora and my fellow caucus members have shown in giving me this role, and I intend to use the opportunity to keep fighting for greater fiscal responsibility and transparency in our state,” Rep. McGorty said.
The Public Safety Committee oversees all matters relating to state emergency services, the state police, the state-wide crime task force, the fire mashals, and regulated gaming. “I know firsthand the tremendous sacrifices our law enforcement and first responders make to ensure our safety, and I want to make sure they have an advocate when it comes to making laws that directly affect them. I want them to know we have their backs the way they have ours,” Rep. McGorty said. He is active state-wide in fire prevention efforts in his positions as a Lieutenant and Deputy Fire Marshal for the town of Stratford and on the Shelton Board of Fire Commissioners. McGorty was previously a firefighter for 27 years with the Huntington Fire Department.
McGorty will also serve on the House Banking and Legislative Regulation Review Committees when the legislature meets in Hartford on January 6th, 2021, and will return to his role as Co-Chairman of the Fire and EMS Caucus. He was re-elected in November 2020 to represent the 122nd General Assembly District, which includes parts of the towns of Shelton, Stratford and Trumbull.