State Sen. Ryan Fazio Appointed Ranking Member Of 2 Committees

GREENWICH, CT — State Sen. Ryan Fazio (R-36) was sworn-in for his first full term last week, and appointed the ranking member of two committees.

Fazio, who represents all of Greenwich and portions of Stamford and New Canaan, will be the leading Republican on the Energy & Technology Committee, as well as the Planning & Development Committee.

"I requested those leadership assignments from our caucus because I think the issues covered are especially important to our district and that I can help make a positive difference," Fazio said in a news release, noting that he believes Connecticut needs to make its electrical grid more affordable and reliable, utility companies should be more accountable.

"Connecticut having the third-highest electricity rates of any state is not acceptable," Fazio said. "In the coming weeks, I will present a legislative package that reduces costs, improves reliability, and maintains environmental standards."

Fazio also said towns should protect local control of zoning while advancing economic and housing goals with local buy-in.

"I am confident we can do that because I trust our local democratic process. The Planning and Development Committee will be screening many bills that propose to decimate local control of our towns and housing policies," he said. "We will need to both stop those, reform 8-30g, and introduce better policies to help create housing in a sustainable manner with more local buy-in."

Fazio will also serve as a regular member of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee and the Transportation Committee. He said he will introduce "a substantial income tax cut plan that provides across-the-board personal and retirement income tax cut and simplifies the tax code to fund the reduction."

Fazio urged residents to sign up for his State Capitol email updates here.

He can be reached at 800-842-1421 and at Ryan.Fazio@cga.ct.gov.

The Connecticut General Assembly’s 2023 legislative session ends on June 7.