Leadership
Balance, Accountability and Working Together: Why Isn’t This Happening in Hartford?
Where is the common ground and common sense? From the hundreds of conversations I’ve had, 80 – 85% of us fit a “moderate middle” description: center right on state fiscal issues and center left on social issues. So why is it that the very far left in our state carries such weight in setting public…
Read MoreIt Takes Courage
This op-ed originally appeared in The Darien Times on August 11th, 2020. Campaign season is often a time for unfortunate behavior to surface… It’s disappointing that conversations on key issues become twisted beyond the truth. Fabrications are made to fit the narrative of the opposition to suit their goals. In a less than two-minute conversation with…
Read MoreNot Typical Times
We live in extraordinary times. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, our lives came to a standstill with shelter-in-place orders on March 14th. Following this public health and economic crisis came the national debate on racial disparities and police accountability. Every one of us has been directly impacted. It’s a time to feel sobered and…
Read More2020 Campaign Announcement
I’m pleased to announce that I will be running again for state representative in the 141st district, Darien, Norwalk and Rowayton. I am truly honored to have served you these past years and look again to bring my legislative experience in Hartford to bear on solving the challenges we now all face right here. We…
Read MoreWood: Soap, Hope and the Road to Recovery
We are six weeks into our “stay home and stay safe” routines. Many of us have adapted with a compassionate understanding of the many complexities of our coronavirus situation. State legislators, along with the governor, continue to monitor this situation daily. We continually contact many affected organizations…hospitals, nursing homes, Departments of Labor, Banking and…
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