O’Dea Appointed Deputy Republican Leader At Large
HARTFORD – State Representative Tom O’Dea (R-125) has been named Deputy Republican Leader at Large by House Republican Leader Themis Klarides (R-114), and received his committee appointments for the 2017-19 Legislative term.
O’Dea, who represents New Canaan and Wilton in the House, said the coming session will be filled with numerous serious challenges that the legislature needs to rise to.
“Our state is facing fiscal challenges that have not been seen for decades and we have yet to recover from “the Great Recession,” said O’Dea. “The key to recovery is job growth and in order to achieve that we need to improve the economic environment for businesses, large and small. I am hopeful that this session, with most legislators understanding the link between taxes and job growth, we’ll be able to put our fiscal house in order.”
O’Dea will continue serving on the Transportation Committee, which handles all matters relating to the Department of Transportation, including highways and bridges, navigation, aeronautics, mass transit and railroads; and to the State Traffic Commission and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
He will also serve on the Judiciary Committee which oversees matters relating to courts, judicial procedures, and criminal law, as well as all reviews all judicial nominees, and the Legislative Management Committee which oversees the business affairs of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Following the results of the November elections, and with one Democrat resignation this week, Democrats now hold a razor-thin majority over Republicans in the House, 78-72.
This session of the Connecticut General Assembly adjourns midnight, Wednesday, June 7th, 2017.