Stamford Elections

Carlo Leone (D)

CT Senate, District 27

Parties Democrat

Position Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut State Senate. Homeless Veterans Outreach for SSVF program. Served in the United States Air Force from 1981-1987.

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Phone 860-240-0589

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Do you support the resolution to amend our state constitution to allow for early voting in Connecticut?

I support making it easier for anyone to vote and have their vote counted. Imposing roadblocks and delays only weakens our democracy.

After the recent power outages resulting from Tropical Storm Isais, there was a call for increased regulation of our state's utility companies. Do you believe new legislation to regulate utilities is required? Please explain.

Yes, new and improved regulations for our utilities are required as evidenced by the recent and past failures from the responses to hurricanes and severe storms. I co-sponsored and helped pass the Take Back Our Grid Act because quite simply a public utility that must provide fundamental services to all residents should not be in the hands of an out of state for-profit entity with allegiance to shareholders in lieu of the general public.

What will you do to increase state funding to Stamford? What barriers do you see, and how will you overcome them? (e.g., for public schools -- Stamford gets among the lowest if not the lowest level of funding from the state)?

I will continue to fight for the funding for our schools as in the past. Having strong relationships with colleagues across the state as well as with former and current administrations have resulted in bonding and new school construction funding for Stamford High, Strawberry Hill, Wright Tech, Darien OxRidge, Rogers Elementary, Domus Trailblazers, and more. In the upcoming session I will propose funding for assistance in providing Mold Relief to our Public Schools and work with our Educators and Parents to respond to their concerns.

COVID spurred the introduction of live online access to legislative sessions. Would you support an effort to make this a permanent addition to our process? Do you have other COVID-related priorities?

It is clear that the Covid-19 pandemic response has upended almost all normal practices. As we have worked to modify public engagement and transparency, it is also clear we will have to update statutes to allow for more flexibility in how we function as a a state and to utilize technology in an efficient, yet safe and secure way. This will be a priority for the 2021 session, as the crisis may not yet be over, and we will have to insure the General Assembly can function to best serve the state and our community.