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Dan Debicella

Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 21st district
In office 2007–present
Preceded by	George "Doc" Gunther
Constituency	Shelton, Stratford (part), Monroe (part), Seymour (part)

Personal details
Born	225x250px Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died	225x250px
Resting place	225x250px
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Alexandra Galli-Debicella
Children	None
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Residences	Shelton, Connecticut
Website	http://www.debicella.com

Dan Debicella is a politician and businessman currently representing the 21st district in the Connecticut State Senate. He is a Republican. The district consists of Shelton, most of Stratford, part of Monroe, and part of Seymour. He has held the seat since 2007, when he succeeded George "Doc" Gunther.

State Senator

Debicella was first elected to the Connecticut State Senate in 2006, when he defeated Democrat Chris Jones, 52.2% to 47.8%, in a bid to succeed George "Doc" Gunther, the longest-serving state legislator in Connecticut history.

In the State Senate, Debicella serves as ranking member on the Commerce Committee and the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, as well as the subcommittees on Conservation and Development, Judicial and Corrections, and Regulation and Protection. He is also a member of the Appropriations Committee and the Environment Committee.

Over the course of his term, Debicella has consistently taken conservative positions. In one of his first votes in the State Senate, he was one of three Senators to vote against requiring health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault, citing religious objections. He was also one of four State Senators to oppose prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. Along with most Senate Republicans, Debicella voted against allowing small business, nonprofit, and municipal employees to join the state's health insurance pool, increasing the minimum wage, requiring employers to provide mandatory sick leave for employees, extending worker's compensation eligibility, banning the use of trans fat in restaurants, requiring lost or stolen firearms to be reported within 72 hours and prohibiting the transfer of firearms to those not legally permitted to own one, legalizing the possession of limited amounts of marijuana for medical purposes, and allowing undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements to apply for in-state tuition.

In 2008, the League of Conservation Voters gave Debicella a 58% rating on their annual scorecard, the lowest in the State Senate.

Debicella was re-elected in 2008 when he defeated his opponent, Democrat Janice Andersen, 54.4% to 45.6%.

Personal

Debicella was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Shelton, where he currently resides. He graduated from Shelton High School in 1992. He holds a degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Debicella is currently director of strategy for PepsiCo. Previously, he ran an online business called Textbooks Online and served as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co.

Prior to being elected State Senator, Debicella served on Shelton’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation for seven years; the last four as its chairman. He currently serves as a board member for Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, the Birmingham Group, and the Shelton/Derby Boys & Girls Club.

Debicella is a member of St. Lawrence Parish in Shelton. He is married to Alexandra Galli-Debicella. They have no children.

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