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  Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce | Norwich, CT 06360

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The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in the Northern New London County.  
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GNACC proudly represents Bozrah; Franklin; Griswold; Ledyard; Lisbon; Montville; Norwich; Preston; Salem; Sprague; and Voluntown. 

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DRIVE CHANGE:   ENGAGE YOUR LEGISLATOR:  What do you envision for Connecticut? What are your concerns? What questions do you want answered? No matter your needs, we'll put you in touch directly with a state legislator.    CLICK HERE to find contact information and resources for members of the Connecticut House and Senate.  Search by town, name, or legislative committee. You may also select all legislators, all House members, or all Senators.
​                       State Senate District 18:          Heather Somers (R)
                       State Senate District 20:          Paul Formica (R)                         
                       State Senate District 19: 
         Cathy Osten (D)                          
​                       State House District 139:        Kevin Ryan (D)                             
                       State House District 47:           Doug Dubitsky (R)
                       State House District 45:           Brian Lanoue (R)                         
                       State House District 40:           Christine Conley (D) 
                       State House District 42:           Mike France (R)                           
                       State House District 38:           Kathleen McCarthy (R)
                       State House District 46:           Emmett Riley (D)                       
                       State House District 37:           Holly Cheeseman (R)

                         *  Click on candidate for more information  and how to contact them. ​

 Current Local Legislators representing GNACC Member Businesses and Local Community

CT State Senator Heather Somers
Proudly Serving Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown
Legislative Office Building, Room 3400
Hartford, CT 06106-1591

Phone: 1- 800-842-1421
Email:  Heather.Somers@cga.ct.gov
Website:  https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-somers/
Legislative Aide:  Jared Picco |​ (860) 240-8800

​The Assistant Senate Republican Leader, Sen. Somers serves as Ranking Member of the Public Health Committee.  Sen. Somers is also a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Commerce Committee and the Planning and Development Committee.

CT State Representative  Brian Lanoue
House District 45 (R)

Proudly Serving Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, Sterling,  and Voluntown
Legislative Office Building, Room 4200
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: (860) 240-8700 or 1-800-842-1423
Email: Brian.Lanoue@cga.ct.gov
Website: 
https://www.cthousegop.com/lanoue/

CT State Representative ​Doug Dubitsky
House District 47 (R)
Proudly Serving Canterbury, Chaplin, Franklin, Lebanon Lisbon, Hampton, Norwich, Scotland, and Sprague

Legislative Office Building, Room 4050
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: (860) 240-8700 
Email: Doug.Dubitsky@housegop.ct.gov
Website:  http://cthousegop.com/doug-dubitsky/

Legislative Aide:  Ed Schaeffer |  (860) 240-8700

CT State Representative Mike France
House District 42 (R)

Proudly Serving  most of Ledyard, all of Preston, and a portion of the Uncasville and Oakdale sections of Montville.
Legislative Office Building, Room 4049
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: 1-800-842-1423
Email: Mike.France@housegop.ct.gov
Website:  http://cthousegop.com/mike-france/​
Legislative Aide:  Jason Schuetz / (860) 240-8700

CT State Representative Kathleen McCarty
House District 38 (R)
Proudly Serving Waterford and Montville
Legislative Office Building, Room 3102
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: 1-800-842-1423 or (860) 240-8700.
Email: Kathleen.McCarty@housegop.ct.gov
​Website: http://cthousegop.com/kathleen-mccarty/
Legislative Aide:  Jason Scheutz / (860) 240-8700
CT State Senator Cathy Osten
Proudly Serving Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Norwich and Sprague.
Legislative Office Building, Room 3300
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 
Phone: (860) 240-8600
Email: Catherine.Osten@cga.ct.gov 
Website:  
http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/osten
Legislative Aide:  Stephen Palmer / (860) 240-0579

​Cathy is Senate Co-Chairman of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Labor & Public Employees committees, and a member of the Legislative Management, Regulation Review, Transportation and Veterans’ Affairs committees.

CT State Representative Christine Conley
House District 40 (D)

Proudly Serving Groton and Ledyard
Legislative Office Building, Room 4009
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 
Phone: 1-800-842-8267 or (860) 240-8585
Email: Christine.Conley@cga.ct.gov
Website:  http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Conley

CT State Representative ​Kevin Ryan
House District 139 (D)
Proudly Serving Bozrah, Montville, and Norwich
Legislative Office Building, Room 4108
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: 860-240-8585 or 1-800-842-8267
Email: Kevin.Ryan@cga.ct.gov
Website:  http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Ryan
CT State Representative Holly Cheeseman
House District 37 (R)
​Proudly Serving East Lyme and Salem

Legislative Office Building, Room 4200
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: (860) 240-8700 or 1-800-842-1423
Email: Holly.Cheeseman@housegop.ct.gov
Website: http://www.cthousegop.com/cheeseman

CT State Representative Emmett D. Riley
House District 46 (D)
​Proudly Serving Norwich
Legislative Office Building, Room 4114
Hartford, CT 06106-1591 

Phone: (860) 240-8585 or 1-800-842-8267
Email: Emmett.Riley@cga.ct.gov
Website:  http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Riley​ 
CT State Senator Paul Formica
Proudly Serving Salem, Waterford, Bozrah, East Lyme, Portion of Montville, New London, Old Lyme, and portion of Old Saybrook, Salem, and Waterford
Legislative Office Building, Room 3901
300 Capital Avenue, 
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 1- 800-842-1421 (CT only)
Phone:  (860) 240-8800 (out of state)
Email:  Paul.Formica@cga.ct.gov
Web:  http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-formica/
Legislative Aide:  Kimberly King | (860) 240-8371


​The Deputy Senate Republican Leader, Senator Formica serves as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee and the Energy and Technology Committee.  He Co-Chairs the bipartisan Tourism Caucus and the I/DD Caucus, and he is a member of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee.
Additional Contact Information:
Governor

210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-406-1527

Secretary of State
30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 509-6200

Revenue Department
State of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
25 Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 297-5962

State House of Representatives Democrats
Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-842-8267

State House of Representatives Republicans
House Republican Office
300 Capitol Avenue, LOB Room 4200
Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-842-1428

Senate Democrats
300 Capitol Avenue, LOB Room 3300
Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-842-1420

Senate Republicans
Senate Republican Office
300 Capitol Avenue, LOB Room 3400
Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-842-1421

Capitol Phone:  (860) 240-8700
Capitol Fax:  (860) 240-0207

Find Your Connecticut State Senator
http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/find/findlegislator.asp​

Office of the State Comptroller
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Kevin Lembo

55 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1775
(860) 702-3300
(860) 702-3319
Email:  http://www.osc.state.ct.us/

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GNACC Government Affairs Candidates Forum Webinar
Click Here to Watch
The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce (GNACC) Government Affairs Committee and the Women’s Development Council (WBDC) held a virtual  webinar on Thursday, October 15th  to learn about the local legislative candidates who want to represent you and your business! 
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What you’ll gain in this moderated panel discussion:
  • Insights into how each candidate arrived at their interest in representing you
  • Perspectives from the candidates on important policy matters
  • Opportunities to engage directly on matters impacting your business and community
All of the candidates from the 11 Towns/Cities that GNACC represents was invited to participate.
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      • CorePlus Credit Union
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      • Eastern CT Savings Bank
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      • Hall Communications
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