Carlo Leone | |
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Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district | |
In office February 23, 2011 –January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Andrew J. McDonald |
Succeeded by | Patricia Billie Miller |
Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 148th district | |
In office January 1,2003 –February 23,2011 | |
Preceded by | Anne McDonald |
Succeeded by | Dan Fox |
Personal details | |
Born | Rose,Calabria,Italy | February 3,1963
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence(s) | Stamford,Connecticut,U.S. |
Education | Sacred Heart University (BBA,MBA) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1981–1987 |
Carlo Leone (born February 3,1963) [1] is an American politician serving as the senior adviser to ConnDOT commissioner Joseph Giulietti. Leone formerly represented the 27th district of the Connecticut State Senate as a Democrat from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. While in the State Senate,he served as deputy president pro tempore and chair of the Transportation Committee. [2] Leone also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 148th district from 2003 to 2011. As a Democrat,he served as the deputy majority whip in the House of Representatives.
Carlo Leone was born in Rose,Italy. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration from Sacred Heart University. Leone and his wife,Karen,have one child. [3]
Leone served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 1987. [4] During his service in the Air Force,Leone served with NATO forces in Spain,Italy,and Turkey. [5] Following his Air Force service,he worked at Xerox as a technician. Leone left Xerox after 17 years of working there. Following that,he founded The Workplace,an agency that helps homeless veterans find housing in Fairfield County. [6]
From 2003 to 2011,Leone served in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 148th district,which encompasses a small portion of Stamford. While in the House,as a Democrat,Leone served as the Deputy Majority Whip of the House. [7] While in the House,Leone also served as the Vice Chair of the Regulations Review committee. [8] Among the committees that Leone served on during his tenure in the House were the Transportation,Regulations review,and the Finance,Revenue,and Bonding committee. [4]
On February 23,2011,Leone won a special election for the 27th District seat against Republican Bob Kolenberg;the election was held to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Andrew J. McDonald,who left the Senate to serve as Governor Dan Malloy's chief legal counsel. [9] Leone won the 2012, [10] [11] 2014, [12] 2016, [13] and 2018 [14] elections and won re-election for the 5th time in the 2020 election. [15] Winning by 9,865 votes over Republican Eva Maldonado,who also ran against Leone in the 2014 election. [16] Leone formerly served as Chairman of the Transportation Committee and Vice Chairman of both the General Law Committee and the Finance,Revenue,and Boarding Committee in the General Assembly. [4] Leone also served as the Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate and Chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee. [17]
In 2013,Leone and then-State Representative William Tong co-authored a bill to help preserve homeowners rights during the Foreclosure process. [18] In 2018,Leone was one of 6 members of the General Law Committee to vote in support of Marijuana legalization. The bill ultimately failed to make it to the General Assembly as it was struck down in a 6–11 vote. [19] In November 2019,following a report that stated that the Connecticut Port Authority was misspending several thousands of dollars on expensive meals and liquor. Leone was one of 21 Democrats to vote for a police reform bill in July 2020. And later stated that he hoped that similar bills would pass in the regular session in January 2021. [20] When Hurricane Isaias hit Connecticut in August 2020,hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power for several days. [21] Eversource,which supplies most of Connecticut with electricity,was criticized for their slow response to the storm damage. [22] After this,the Connecticut State Senate passed a bill in a 35–0 vote that would hold utility companies such as Eversource to tougher standards. Leone was one of many state senators who spoke out in support of the bill,saying:"We’re not here by choice,We’re here because our constituents demanded us to act." [23]
In January 2019,President pro tempore Martin Looney drafted a bill that would force towns with a population of below 40,000 full time residents to consolidate and regionalize their school districts with neighboring towns. [24] In response,Leone claimed that the bill was "only a starting point to have serious discussions" and that it was "Not prudent to rush to any judgements" in a statement given to the Darien Times. [25] Leone has also spoken out in support of consolidating Connecticut Community colleges. [26]
While Chairman of the Transportation Committee,Leone worked on pedestrian safety legislation. In 2019,Leone wrote a bill that would impose $20 fines on pedestrians for what he referred to as "distracted walking" or using a cellphone while walking on a street. [27] The bill faced scrutiny from many prominent Republicans. [28] Leone reasserted his claims,citing that the state transportation fund is set to be completely depleted by 2024. And reasserted that there is a risk of major transportation projects being canceled as a result of the waning transportation funds. [29] In December 2020,Governor Ned Lamont announced that he would move to raise the Gasoline Tax. [30] [31]
On December 31,2020,it was announced that Leone would be leaving the State Senate in order to take a leadership position in Governor Ned Lamont's administration as a senior adviser to state Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti. [32] Leone resigned from the Senate on January 5,2021. [33] A special election in order to replace Leone took place on March 2,2021. [34] [35] State Representative Patricia Billie Miller won the election. [36] [37] [38]
On January 5,2021,Leone began serving as the senior adviser to ConnDOT commissioner Joseph Giulietti. [39]
Leone has run for election/re-election in the Connecticut State Senate six times. Beginning with a special election in 2011,where he defeated Republican challenger Bob Kolenberg. Leone has won at least 60% of the vote in his re-election campaigns every year except for 2014,where he won 54% of the vote. Leone has raised $648,802 in campaign contributions since 2002. [40]
Leone ran virtually unopposed in the 2008 election. Easily coasting to re-election against David Bedell,the write in candidate who scored 8 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone | 5,686 | 99.999 | |
Write-In | David Bedell | 8 | 0.001 | |
Total votes | 5,694 | 100.000 | ||
Democratic hold |
Leone once again won re-election to the House of Representatives. Winning against Republican Phil Balestriere and Green Party candidate Rolf W. Maurer.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone | 3,182 | 64.20 | |
Republican | Phil Balestriere | 1,690 | 34.10 | |
Green | Rolf W. Maurer | 84 | 1.70 | |
Total votes | 4,956 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
After Incumbent Democrat Andrew J. McDonald resigned to take a position in newly elected Governor Dan Malloy's administration. The 27th Senate seat became vacant. Leone won a special election against Republican Bob Kolenberg. The election was held on February 22,2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone | 4,517 | 54.80 | |
Republican | Bob Kolenberg | 3,725 | 45.20 | |
Total votes | 8,242 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Carlo Leone won re-election to a 2nd term after defeating Republican challenger Barry Michelson. Green Party candidate Ronald W. Sala also ran in the election,receiving 497 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone (incumbent) | 19,834 | 61.50 | |
Republican | Barry Michelson | 11,925 | 37 | |
Green | Ronald W. Sala | 497 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 32,256 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Carlo Leone won re-election to a third term after defeating Republican challenger Eva Maldonado. Green Party candidate David Michel also ran,collecting 357 votes. Maldonado would later run again in the 2020 election,once again unsuccessful.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone (incumbent) | 12,142 | 54.70 | |
Republican | Eva Maldonado | 9,695 | 43.70 | |
Green | David Michel | 357 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 22,194 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Carlo Leone won re-election to a fourth term after defeating Republican challenger Gino Bottino as well as Green Party candidate Cora Santaguida.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone (incumbent) | 24,149 | 65.24 | |
Republican | Gino Bottino | 11,993 | 32.40 | |
Green | Cora Santaguida | 874 | 2.36 | |
Total votes | 37,016 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Carlo Leone won re-election to a fifth term after defeating Republican challenger Jerry Bosak.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone (incumbent) | 22,161 | 64.8 | |
Total | Jerry Bosak | 11,649 | 34.1 | |
Republican | Jerry Bosak | 11,101 | 32.5 | |
Independent | Jerry Bosak | 548 | 1.6 | |
Green | Cora Santaguida | 392 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 34,202 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Leone won re-election to a sixth term after defeating Republican challenger Eva Maldonado. [44] This was the 2nd time that Maldonado had campaigned against Leone. The other time being in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carlo Leone (Incumbent) | 24,661 | 62.50 | |
Republican | Eva Maldonado | 14,796 | 37.50 | |
Total votes | 39,457 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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