O’Dea Named Ranking Member of Transportation Committee
Representative Tom O’Dea during the opening of the 2015 legislative session.
With the start of the 2015-17 legislative term today, State Representative Tom O’Dea (R-125) has been named Ranking Member of the legislature’s Transportation Committee.
The appointment was made by House Republican Leader Themis Klarides this afternoon following the announcement that long-time State Representative David Scribner of Brookfield would not be taking the oath of office in order to accept an appointment with the Department of Consumer Protection. Scribner had held the post of Ranking Member on the Committee for many years.
“I deeply appreciate the House Republican Leader’s faith in my ability to serve as Ranking Member on the Transportation Committee,” said Rep. O’Dea. “Transportation issues, including infrastructure and congestion problems, are a tremendous concern to the residents of our region of Connecticut. For many years the legislature has moved vital funds from critical projects to fund pet projects while our roads and bridges deteriorated. I want to stop that dangerous trend, and redouble our commitment to solving these problems which are some of the most significant we will examine during this session.”
“Representative O’Dea has proven himself as a capable, thorough and conscientious legislator during his comparatively short time in the House,” said House Republican Leader Themis Klarides (R-114). “I know that his constituents and our caucus can count on his steady leadership on the Transportation Committee, and I look forward to working with him in this new capacity.”
Representative O’Dea, an attorney in practice with the firm of Diserio, Martin, O’Connor & Castiglioni, LLP, was sworn into his second term this afternoon representing 125th District including the towns of New Canaan and Wilton.