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| ==State Senate term== | |||
| | name = Dan Debicella | |||
| Debicella was elected in 2006, replacing ], 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. | |||
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| | state_senate=Connecticut | |||
| 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. | |||
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| | district = 21th | |||
| 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 ] ]. | |||
| | term_start = 2007 | |||
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| 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> | |||
| | preceded = George "Doc" Gunther | |||
| | succeeded = Incumbent | |||
| ==Personal== | |||
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| Debicella was born in ] and grew up in Shelton. His father was a ] ] and his mother is a ] in the ]. He graduated from ] in 1992. He graduated ] from the ] in 1996 with a degree in ], the first in his family to earn a ]. Debicella went on to get his ] from ] in ] in 2000, where he graduated in the top 5% of his class. | |||
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| | spouse = Alexandra | |||
| Debicella is a ] by training. He spent five years as a ] with ]. During the late 1990's, he ran a small online bussiness, Textbooks Online. Currently, he is the ] for ]. | |||
| | profession = Business Executive | |||
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| Debicella served on Shelton’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation for seven years, the last four as its ]. Debicella serves on the ]s of ] 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 ] in Shelton. | |||
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| Debicella is married to Alexandra Galli-Debicella. They have no children. | |||
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| ==See also== | |||
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| '''Dan Debicella''' is a ] member of the ], representing the 21th district since 2007. | |||
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| Dan Debicella | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 21th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | George "Doc" Gunther |
| Constituency | Shelton, Stratford, Monroe, Seymour (part) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alexandra |
| Profession | Business Executive |
Dan Debicella is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate, representing the 21th district since 2007.
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