Vincent J. Candelora

Vincent J. Candelora REPRepublican

State Representative, District 86

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Vincent J. CandeloraREPRepublican State Representative, District 86
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Vincent J. Candelora is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Candelora is the State Representative for the 86th House District and also serves as the Republican Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University
JD
1995
Connecticut College
BA Government/Economics
1992
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Minority Leader
Connecticut State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Deputy Minority Leader
Connecticut State House of Representatives
2010 - 2021
Representative
Connecticut State House of Representatives
2006 - Current
Former Deputy Mayor
Branford Town Council
Employee
Taconic Wire
Current
Owner
Connecticut Sportsplex
Current
Former Attorney
Susman, Duffy and Segaloff, Practicing Consultants
Former Editor-in-Chief
Dickinson Law Review
Former Law Clerk
Honorable Antoinette L. Dupont, former Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Connecticut
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Adult Leader
Boy Scouts of America
Current
Board Member
North Branford Little League
Current
Member
North Branford Zoning Board of Appeals
Current
Member
Parish Counsel, Saint Augustine Church
Current
Parish Trustee
Saint Ambrose Parish
Current
Former Member
Rotary’s Centennial Project Committee
Former President
North Branford's Chamber of Commerce
Former President
North Branford Rotary Club
Former Treasurer
Republican Town Committee
Former Vice Chair
North Branford Zoning Board of Appeals
League Coordinator
Pee Wee American
Member
Strategic Planning Committee, Board of Education
Member
Appellate Moot Court Board
Former Member
Regulation Review Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
General Law Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Health Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Bonding, Connecticut State House of Representatives
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