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Revision as of 21:42, 9 December 2007 by Ratsofftoya (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Dan Debicella is a State Senator in Connecticut representing the 21st District, which includes Shelton, most of Stratford and parts of Monroe, and Seymour. Debicella is a life-long member of the Republican Party. Senator Debicella currently serves on the Appropriations, Environment, Commerce, and Higher Education committees (and serves as ranking member on Commerce and Higher Education).
Legislative Positions
Debicella is a social and fiscal conservative and is one of the most socially conservative voters in the state senate. His voting record reveals a consistent far right stance on social issues and his votes closely mirror those of disgraced former State Senator Louis DeLuca.
Debicella was only one of three senators who voted against the Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims Act and was only one of four senators to vote against the Gender Identification Nondiscrimination Act. Debicella also voted against a bill to aimed at strengthening gun laws which would have required requires gun owners to report the loss or theft of their firearms more expediently and to create the crime of firearm trafficking. In one of the more controversial bills in 2007, Debicella fought against giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Connecticut colleges.
Political Affiliations
Debicella endorsed Republican Presidential candidate, Rudy Giuliani. Debicella is also serving as Giuliani's 4th Congressional District Regional Chair.
Biography
Debicella grew up in Shelton, moving there from Bridgeport when he was seven. His father, Cal, was a policeman in Bridgeport and his Mom, Maggie, is a secretary in the federal judicial system. Debicella and his three siblings went to Shelton public schools, and he graduated from Shelton High School in 1992. He was the first person in his family to attend college full-time, graduating magna cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 with a degree in Finance. Dan 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, and has worked in various fields including management consulting, running a small business, and working for a Fortune 500 company. He spent five years as a management consulting for McKinsey & Co., where he advised Fortune 500 companies on sales and marketing issues. Debicella also ran his own small Internet business, Textbooks Online, during the high tech boom of the late 1990’s. Currently, he is the Director of Strategy for Pepsi, where he helps develop long term marketing plans and product innovation.
Debicella served on Shelton’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation for seven years, the last four as its Chairman. While on the board, he lowered taxes in Shelton by over 8%. Debicella serves on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement for Western Connecticut, and on the Board of Incorporators of both the Shelton/Derby Boys & Girls Club and the Birmingham Group. He is a lifelong member of St. Lawrence Parish in Shelton.
Debicella was elected in 2006, replacing George "Doc" Gunther, who served in the State Seante for forty years (longest in Connecticut history). He is married to Alexandra Galli-Debicella, and currently has no children.
External links
Official Website: Connecticut Senate Republicans
Campaign Website: www.debicella.com
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