2010 Legislative Breakfast
September 16, 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, CT
22 of 39 eastern Connecticut candidates for State Senate and State Representative were present and given 2 1/2 minutes to speak at the 2010 Legislative Breakfast. All candidates were asked to address the following 5 state budget principles. Videos of their talks are provided below.
FIVE BUDGET PRINCIPLES FOR ELIMINATING DEFICITS:
The Approach Favored By REALTORS®
Enormous State budget deficits threaten Connecticut’s business climate and quality of life. REALTORS® favor the following principles to eliminate the gap between spending and revenue:
1. Reduce spending first.
2. In making cuts, all stakeholders must share the pain to the extent that it is economically and socially responsible.
3. Restrain bonding, recognizing per capita debt is extremely high and interest payments consume a large share of State spending.
4. Use a broad-based approach in selecting new or expanded revenue sources, but only after reducing spending to the level for most efficient performance of core government functions. REALTORS® accepted a temporary increase in our license fees as part of an overall adjustment in all occupational fees.
5. There should be no added taxation on the real estate transaction, particularly when the Federal government is relying on the housing sector to lead an economic recovery with measures like the first-time buyer’s tax credit.
Click on the Candate’s name to view the video
Stuart Norman, Jr.
18th Senatorial District
Republican
Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown
Andrew Maynard
18th Senatorial District
Democratic
Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown
Sean Sullivan
19th Senatorial District
Republican
Norwich, Montville, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Hebron, Columbia, Franklin, Andover, Bozrah and Sprague
Edith Prague
19th Senatorial District
Democratic
Norwich, Montville, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Hebron, Columbia, Franklin, Andover, Bozrah and Sprague
Andrea Stillman
20th Senatorial District
Democratic
East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem and Waterford
Tony Guglielmo
35th Senatorial District
Republican
Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington(p), Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock
Holly Cheeseman
37th House District
Republican
East Lyme and Salem
Ed Jutila
37th House District
Democratic
East Lyme and Salem
Tony Siragusa
38th House District
Republican
Waterford and Montville
Elizabeth Ritter
38th House District
Democratic
Waterford and Montville
Andrew Lockwood
39th House District
Republican
New London
Elissa Wright
41th House District
Democratic
Groton
John Rodolico
42th House District
Republican
Preston, Ledyard, and Montville
Tom Reynolds
42th House District
Democratic
Preston, Ledyard, and Montville
Michael Struzik
44th House District
Republican
Killingly, Plainfield and Sterling
Mae Flexer
44th House District
Republican
Killingly, Plainfield and Sterling
Michael Zelasky
45th House District
Republican
Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, and Voluntown
Steven Mikutel
45th House District
Democratic
Melissa Olson – video interrupted by technical difficulties
46th House District
Democratic
Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, and Voluntown
Christopher Coutu
47th House District
Republican
Canterbury, Norwich, Scotland and Sprague
Catherine Osten
47th House District
Democratic
Canterbury, Norwich, Scotland and Sprague
Daniel Rovero
51th House District
Democratic
Killingly, Putnam and Thompson