A Connecticut State Representative helps the people in her district and community in maximizing services and their quality of life. She tries to move society ideals forward while working to make her represented community a better place for all people to live in, no matter their political affiliation. Some of the responsibilities of a Connecticut State Representative are:

1. To vote on laws.

2. To assist people with constituent services.

3. To try to improve the quality of life in the communities they represent.

4. To protect the taxpayers’ money by making sure tax dollars are spent on programs of importance, including: education, affordable housing, reasonable transportation, fire and police protection, etc.

If communities do not have strong representatives that listen to the voice of the people, you end up with representatives that dictate their own goals and agendas, represent special interest groups that give them money, or worse yet ineffective representatives that are controlled by stronger political wills, not the best interest of the community they serve.

A State Representative should have had a strong background in community involvement and advocacy prior to becoming the community’s representative. This service need not have been overtly on a political level but you should be able to look at their history and see that this is a person who cares for the well-being of others and has made positive, unselfish contributions to the community they serve.

Approved by Nitzy Cohen
Paid for by "Nitzy Cohen 2010. It's About Substance" Erik Fitzgerald, Treasurer