By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror
Former Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, who did not seek re-election in 2020, is returning to the General Assembly as one of two political appointees overseeing the legislature’s non-partisan legal staff.
The legislature’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee voted Monday to endorse his nomination as a legislative commissioner, a part-time job that pays about $55,000 annually.
He will succeed former Rep. William Hamzy, R-Plymouth, who recently won a special election to become a probate judge. Hamzy, a legislative commissioner for 10 years, said he must resign before being sworn as a judge on June 4.
Len Fasano is returning to Capitol in legal post
Former Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano
Former Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, who did not seek re-election in 2020, is returning to the General Assembly as one of two political appointees overseeing the legislature’s non-partisan legal staff.
The legislature’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee voted Monday to endorse his nomination as a legislative commissioner, a part-time job that pays about $55,000 annually.
He will succeed former Rep. William Hamzy, R-Plymouth, who recently won a special election to become a probate judge. Hamzy, a legislative commissioner for 10 years, said he must resign before being sworn as a judge on June 4.
2020 in Connecticut, a year no one wants to repeat
UCFS registered nurse and director of nursing and infection control Nancy Holte draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe that she will use to inoculate Chief Medical Officer Ramindra Walia on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at UCFS in Norwich. Walia was the first staff member to receive the vaccine. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right, speaks to the media as Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, left, looks on, during a visit to Protein Sciences on March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company was researching a vaccine for COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
2020 in Connecticut, a year no one wants to review
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Gov. Ned Lamont gets his temperature checked at The Reservoir nursing home in West Hartford before watching staff and residents get vaccinated against COVID-19.
To borrow from President-elect Joe Biden’s favorite Irish poet: Things most assuredly fell apart in 2020, and, no, the center did not hold. The jury is still out on whether anarchy was loosed upon the world.
Connecticut gave its mild-mannered governor unprecedented and near-total emergency powers. The state Capitol closed one day for a “deep cleaning” in March and never reopened to the public, making exceptions for reporters and lawmakers during brief special legislative sessions in July and September.
Senator-elect announces committee assignments
December 19, 2020 07:00PM
State Senator-elect Paul Cicarella (R-34) has been appointed by Sen. Minority Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) to serve as the leading Republican on the legislatureâs Housing and Veterans Affairs Committees. He will also serve on the legislature s Appropriations and Public Safety and Security Committees.
âI am honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of being Ranking Senator on both the Housing and Veterans Affairs Committees,â said Cicarella, who won the seat vacated by former Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano in November due to retirement. âThe Housing Committee will play an impactful role as we seek to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our state s population. Access to housing is and will continue to be a key issue. Similarly, I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the Veterans Affairs Committee to improve the quality of life for our state