The following was compiled from a press release issued by state sen. Toni Boucher’s office:
Wilton’s state senator Toni Boucher (R-26) has been named to the Judiciary Committee of the CT General Assembly.
“I am honored to be chosen for this very important assignment,” Boucher said. “The Judiciary Committee is extremely busy laying the ground work for the states’ future in many areas of law. Especially critical is overseeing nominations relating to future judges and members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.”
The Judiciary committee oversees items such as criminal law, probate courts, all nominations of workers’ compensation commissioners, and all bills carrying civil penalties which are more than $5,000.
Boucher will assume this new position while also returning to serve as the senate ranking member of the Education and Transportation Committees. According to a press release disseminated by her office, Boucher, “…has worked to bring attention and advocacy for the pressing issues of transportation oversight, mass transit and infrastructure needs as well as a focus on educational quality and equity, the burdens of unfunded mandates and the need to maintain local control. She brings decades of experience and understanding of how state law can affect school and town budgets as a local Board of Education chair, State Board of Education member and as a member of the Education Committee in the State House of Representative’s before winning a seat in the State Senate.”
Boucher will also serve on the tax writing Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. This committee sets tax rates.
“With next year’s budget deficit already projected to hit more than $1 billion, legislators have some serious work to do in developing the next two-year budget. The state is already taxing families and businesses too much, making Connecticut unaffordable. Too many residents and jobs are fleeing to tax friendly states. I look forward to playing a positive role in resolving our state’s fiscal challenges in a bipartisan and responsible manner,” Boucher said.
According to the press release, Boucher holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business as well as Series 7 and Series 63 investment licenses. She is also the founder and former owner of a small businesses and a former corporate manager for two Fortune 50 firms.
The 2015 Legislative session begins Jan. 7, 2015.
Toni Boucher (www.senatorboucher.com) represents the 26th Senatorial District, which includes the towns of Wilton, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Bethel, Redding, New Canaan, Westport and Weston.