Dan Debicella
Dan Debicella | |
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 21st district | |
In office January 7, 2007 – January 5, 2011 | |
Preceded by | George Gunther |
Succeeded by | Kevin C. Kelly |
Constituency | Shelton, Stratford (part), Monroe (part), Seymour (part) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | October 24, 1974
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Alexandra Galli |
Residence | Shelton, Connecticut |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
Website | http://www.debicella.com |
Dan Debicella (born October 24, 1974) is a former State Senator and businessman, who represented the 21st district in the
Early life, education, and business career
Debicella was born in
In his business career, Debicella worked as a consultant at
Early political career
Debicella served on Shelton’s Board of Apportionment and Taxation for seven years, four as its chairman. Debicella acted as the
Connecticut Senate
Elections
Debicella decided to run for the Connecticut State Senate's 21st district in 2006 after longest-serving state legislator in the state's history, Doc Gunther, decided to retire. He defeated Democratic nominee Christopher Jones, 52%-48%.[1][2] In 2008, he won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Janice Andersen, 54%-46%.[3][4]
Tenure
In the State Senate, Debicella was a Deputy Minority Leader. He represented eastern Fairfield County in parts of the towns of Monroe, Seymour, Stratford, and the entire city of Shelton (which is also his hometown).
He co-authored legislation that gave tax credits to businesses that create 10 or more jobs. Working with Republican
Committee assignments
- Appropriations Committee
- Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Public Health Committee
- Regulation Review Committee[6]
Congressional elections
2010
Debicella decided to retire from the state legislature to run for Connecticut's 4th congressional district in 2010. On May 21, 2010, he won the endorsement of the Connecticut Republican Party at its convention. On August 10, 2010, Debicella won the Republican three-candidate primary field with 61% of the vote, defeating Robert Merkle and Rick Torres.[7]
The general election between Debicella and incumbent Democrat
2014
In September 2013, Debicella decided to run a rematch in the newly redrawn 4th district.[9]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Dan Debicella | 16,476 | 52 | ||
Democratic
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Chris Jones | 15,099 | 48 | ||
Majority | 1,377 | ||||
Turnout | 31,575 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Dan Debicella | 24,940 | 54 | ||
Democratic
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Janice Andersen | 20,912 | 46 | ||
Majority | 4,028 | ||||
Turnout | 45,852 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Dan Debicella | 16,153 | 61 | ||
Republican
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Rob Merkle | 6,912 | 24 | ||
Republican
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Rick Torres | 4,069 | 15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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Dan Debicella | 102,030 | 47 | ||
Democratic
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Jim Himes | 115,351 | 53 |
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CT State Senate 21 Race - Nov 07, 2006".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Our Campaigns - CT State Senate 21 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Debicella.com". Debicella.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Dan Debicella".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CT- District 04 - R Primary Race - Aug 10, 2010".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CT - District 04 Race - Nov 02, 2010".
- ^ "Former State Sen. Dan Debicella, of Shelton, to Challenge Himes in 2014 Bid for Congress". 5 September 2013.
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile at Connecticut Senate Republicans
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org