Granby Voters: CT Sierra Club Endorses Melissa Osborne for 8th Senate District

Press release:

Melissa Osborne, candidate for senate in Connecticut’s 8th district, has received the endorsement of the Connecticut Chapter of the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is the largest and oldest grassroots environmental organization in the nation.

“I am proud to announce that the Connecticut Chapter of the Sierra Club has chosen to support my candidacy. I promise to work tirelessly on behalf of district residents to promote preservation of public land while encouraging growth of industries that move Connecticut toward a clean energy economy.”

“I am committed to expanding renewable energy uses and ensuring that this generation acts as good stewards of our land. Renewable energy sources, clean water, and protected lands aren’t just good for the environment and our quality of life, they are good for the economy. It’s time the 8th District had a Senator whose voice can be heard on this topic,” says Osborne.

The State of Connecticut Ethics Board issued an opinion stating that Witkos is not allowed to discuss, champion for or vote on energy related initiatives in his official capacity as senator, denying residents of the 8th Senatorial District representation on important energy matters. The opinion was issued in response to Witkos, who was at sitting member of the Energy Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, accepting paid employment with the Government Relations Division of Northeast Utilities.

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The Eighth Senate District of Connecticut elects one member of the Connecticut Senate. Its current senator is Republican Kevin Witkos, who was first elected in 2008. The district contains the towns of Norfolk, Hartford, Hartland, Canton, Simsbury, New Hartford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and parts of Granby, Harwinton and Torrington.

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