Dan Debicella: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous edit Next edit →Content deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 16:55, 13 November 2008 edit76.23.169.18 (talk) Undid revision 251295948 by 69.0.15.44 (talk)← Previous edit		Revision as of 11:15, 15 November 2008 edit undo64.252.251.75 (talk) Undid revision 251582407 by 76.23.169.18 (talk)Next edit →
Line 6:		Line 6:
	Over the course of his first term, Debicella co-sponsored ] that give ]s to companies who create jobs in Connecticut, increase penalties for ], restrict ] for private development, curb the dumping of ] in the ], and increase the level of control Stratford has over any changes to ]. He authored a bill to prohibit the consolidation of ] in residential neighborhoods.		Over the course of his first term, Debicella co-sponsored ] that give ]s to companies who create jobs in Connecticut, increase penalties for ], restrict ] for private development, curb the dumping of ] in the ], and increase the level of control Stratford has over any changes to ]. He authored a bill to prohibit the consolidation of ] in residential neighborhoods.

	In one of the more controversial bills in 2007, Debicella opposed giving ] in-state ] at Connecticut colleges. The bill eventually passed but was ]ed by ] ].		In one of the more controversial bills in 2007, Debicella opposed giving ] in-state ] at Connecticut colleges. <ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=13527&can_id=68394</ref> The bill eventually passed but was ]ed by ] ].

			In 2008, he received a 58% rating from the ].<ref>http://www.ctlcv.org/Scorecards/2008%20Scorecard.pdf - page 8.</ref>, the lowest in all of the ]. He was one of three state senators to vote against ] for ]<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?cs_id=12895</ref> He voted against raising the ] and also voted against a bill that would have expanded the HUSKY program to cover more Connecticut children, and one that would have allowed ]es to provide greater benefits for their employees by opting into the state's insurance and ] plans.<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?cs_id=20094</ref><ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19110&can_id=68394</ref>
	During the 2008 campaign, Debicella was criticized for several of his votes by his opponent, Janice Andersen. He was attacked as one of three senators who voted against forcing the Catholic Church to distribute emergency contraception. Debicella responded by saying he believed strongly in the separation of church and state, and supported access to over-the-counter emergency contraception for all women. He was also criticized by Andersen for voting against raising the ] and voting against a bill that would have expanded government's role in managing 401k's and health insurance for small businesses.

	==Personal==		==Personal==
Line 21:		Line 21:
	==See also==		==See also==
	* ]		* ]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*		*
	*		*

Revision as of 11:15, 15 November 2008

Dan Debicella is a Connecticut state senator, representing the 21st district, which includes Shelton, most of Stratford, a part of Monroe, and a part of Seymour.

State Senate term

Debicella was elected in 2006, replacing George "Doc" Gunther, the longest-serving state senator in Connecticut history. He is currently serving his first term and sits on the Appropriations, Environment, Commerce (ranking member), and Higher Education (ranking member) committees. Debicella was re-elected in 2008 with 54% of the vote.

Over the course of his first term, Debicella co-sponsored bills that give tax credits to companies who create jobs in Connecticut, increase penalties for child molesters, restrict eminent domain for private development, curb the dumping of contaminated soil in the Housatonic River, and increase the level of control Stratford has over any changes to Sikorsky Memorial Airport. He authored a bill to prohibit the consolidation of toxic waste in residential neighborhoods.

In one of the more controversial bills in 2007, Debicella opposed giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Connecticut colleges. The bill eventually passed but was vetoed by governor Jodi Rell.

In 2008, he received a 58% rating from the League of Conservation Voters., the lowest in all of the state senate. He was one of three state senators to vote against emergency contraception for rape victims He voted against raising the minimum wage and also voted against a bill that would have expanded the HUSKY program to cover more Connecticut children, and one that would have allowed small businesses to provide greater benefits for their employees by opting into the state's insurance and 401(k) plans.

Personal

Debicella was born in Bridgeport and grew up in Shelton. His father was a Bridgeport policeman and his mother is a secretary in the federal judicial system. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1992. He graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 with a degree in finance, the first in his family to earn a college degree. Debicella went on to get his MBA from Harvard Business School in Boston in 2000, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class.

Debicella is a businessman by training. He spent five years as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. During the late 1990's, he ran a small online bussiness, Textbooks Online. Currently, he is the director of strategy for Pepsi.

Debicella served on Shelton’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation for seven years, the last four as its chairman. Debicella serves on the board of directors of Junior Achievement for western Connecticut, and on the board of incorporators of the Shelton/Derby Boys & Girls Club and the Birmingham Group. He is a lifelong member of St. Lawrence Parish in Shelton.

Debicella is married to Alexandra Galli-Debicella. They have no children.

References

External links

Categories:

Revision as of 11:15, 15 November 2008

State Senate term

Personal

See also

References

External links