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Going, Going, Gone...

Budget Cuts - Description | Budget Cuts - Contact Legislators | Budget Cuts - Media Coverage, Sample Letters, etc.
2009-2011 Governor Budget Cuts


Key officials to contact to restore funding:

  • Governor Jodi Rell: 860-566-4840; governor.rell@ct.gov. All librarians, staffers, friends, board members and family members throughout the state should contact Governor Rell.


  • Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele: 860-524-7384; LTGovernor.Fedele@ct.gov. All librarians, staffers, friends, board members and family members throughout the state should contact Lt Governor Fedele.


  • State Senate President Donald Williams: Brooklyn, Cantebury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thomson and Windham. 860-240-8600; Williams@senatedems.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Williams.


  • State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney: New Haven, Hamden: 860-240-8600; looney@senatedems.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Looney.


  • Senate Chair of the Appropriations Committee Toni Harp: New Haven, West Haven: 860-240-0390; harp@senatedems.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Harp.


  • House Chair of the Finance Committee Cam Staples: New Haven, Hamden: 860-240-0450; cam9123@hotmail.com. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Rep. Staples.


    • * NOTE: LOONEY, HARP AND STAPLES ALL REPRESENT NEW HAVEN. THE NEW HAVEN LIBRARY FOLKS SHOULD GO CRAZY CONTACTING THESE 3 LAWMAKERS. ALSO, LOONEY AND STAPLES BOTH REPRESENT HAMDEN. THE HAMDEN LIBRARY FOLKS SHOULD GO CRAZY CONTACTING LOONEY AND STAPLES.

  • House Chair of the Appropriations Committee John Geragosian: New Britain: 860-240-0390; john.geragosian@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from New Britain should contact Rep. Geragosian.


  • Senate Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Dan Debicella: Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford: 860-240-0390; dan.debicella@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Debicella.


  • House Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Craig Miner: Bethlehem, Litchfield, Morris, Warren, Woodbury: 860-240-0390; craig.miner@housegop.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Rep. Miner.


  • Senate Chair of the Finance Committee Eileen Daily: Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Daily.


  • Senate Ranking Member of the Finance Committee Andrew Roraback: Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester; 860-240-0460; Andrew.roraback@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and Friends from these towns should contact Senator Roraback.


  • House Ranking Member of the Finance Committee Vincent Candelora: East Haven, North Branford, Wallingford: 860-240-0460; Vincent.candelora@housegop.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Rep. Candelora.


  • Senate Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Andrew Maynard: Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown: 860-240-0560; Maynard@senatedems.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator Maynard.


  • House Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Andrew Fleischmann: West Hartford: 860-240-0420; Andrew.fleischmann@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from West Hartford should contact Rep. Fleischmann.


  • House Republican Leader Larry Cafero: Norwalk; 860-240-8700; lawrence.cafero@housegop.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from Norwalk should contact Rep. Cafero.


  • Senate Republican Leader John McKinney: Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston: 860-240-8800; john.mckinney@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns should contact Senator McKinney.


  • House Speaker Christopher Donovan: Meriden. 860-240-8500; christopher.donovan@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from Meriden should contact Speaker Donovan.


  • House Majority Leader Denise Merrill: Chaplin, Mansfield (UCONN is in Denise's District): 860-240-8500; denise.merrill@cga.ct.gov. Librarians and friends from these towns (and UCONN) should contact Rep. Merrill.
Last Updated: 06.08.2009