Posted on July 25, 2024
Last week, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) released their 2024 General Assembly voting records highlighting lawmakers who strongly support small businesses and economic development in our state. This year, I am proud to maintain my multi-term 100% voting record demonstrating my commitment to making Connecticut a business-friendly environment to help grow our economy and support our local communities.
Posted on July 2, 2024
I encourage you to check out my brief update on the Special Legislative Session, addressing taxes, spending, and other important lawmaking decisions that will affect you. As always, please never hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, ideas, or concerns.
Posted on June 12, 2024
Join State Representative Vincent Candelora, Senator Paul Cicarella, and I for our Coffee & Conversation event at Twin Pines Diner next Tuesday!
WHEN: Tuesday, June 18th @ 8:00-9:00am
WHERE: Twin Pines Diner (34 Main St, East Haven, CT)
Posted on May 18, 2024
(HARTFORD) — This week, House Republicans scored a major victory in officially establishing a Fallen Officer Fund that supports families of officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Specifically, this fund distributes one-time payments to the families of officers killed in the line of duty, helping them in their time of uncertainty, grief, and need.
This bill came in response to the sudden death of two Bristol police officers last year, sadly followed by the deaths of state troopers and other…
Posted on May 7, 2024
State Representative Joe Zullo (R-East Haven) strongly opposes legislation that limits the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by exempting employees in the Office of the Attorney General from disclosing certain information in a FOIA request.
As Zullo states, this was his third time opposing legislation that prevents the public from watching over a government agency that is responsible for watching over our interests as a state. For more information about this, or any state issue, please…
Posted on May 7, 2024
I encourage you to check out my session update on important bills, events, and more:
Posted on May 4, 2024
Yesterday, I helped lead the opposition to HB5390, a bill which makes it even easier for developers to bully our local towns and use zoning laws as both a sword and a shield.
The bill deprioritizes towns that don’t agree to hand over local zoning control to unelected bureacrats in Hartford and will almost certainly concentrate more rental housing in the hands of big developers who already inflate rental costs. We need to be helping young people and working families to escape the costly cycle…
Posted on April 25, 2024
(HARTFORD) — Today, I joined my House Republican colleagues in releasing our State Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2025. After Democrats on the Appropriations Committee and Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee failed to propose adjustments, my colleagues and I stepped up to keep our promise of maintaining fiscal guardrails and making Connecticut more affordable.
Why it matters: if we fail to adjust the budget as a legislature, not only will it go out of balance on July 1st, but it would…
Posted on April 23, 2024
This past year, video surveillance surfaced of an absentee ballot dropbox in one city being stuffed with harvested ballots.
The irregularities led to a costly and protracted lawsuit for one Connecticut city. Some members of the majority want to pretend this fraud is a “fairytale.” Quite oppositely, it’s a nightmare! Not only should we be facilitating participation in the voting process, but we should be taking all steps necessary to ensure that those processes are secure and that voters can have…
Posted on April 19, 2024
Earlier this week, I had the privilege to join Attorney General William Tong and East Haven’s Kid Governor Cabinet Member Max Parisi for a discussion with Max’s 5th grade class about internet and social media safety.
It was enlightening to get first-hand accounts from students about the dangers they perceive and face online and the steps they’ve taken to both protect themselves and to “unplug” from addicting social media platforms. Thanks and congrats to Max Parisi on his outstanding advocacy and…