Len Suzio Explained

Party:Republican
State Senate:Connecticut State
District:13th
Term Start:January 4, 2017
Term End:January 9, 2019
Predecessor:Danté Bartolomeo
Successor:Mary Abrams
Term Start1:February 25, 2011
Term End1:January 4, 2013
Predecessor1:Thomas Gaffey
Successor1:Danté Bartolomeo
Birth Date:4 January 1948
Birth Place:Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Spouse:Kathryn
Children:5
Alma Mater:University of Pennsylvania (BS)

Leonard F. Suzio Jr. (born January 4, 1948) is an American politician from Connecticut.

Personal life

Suzio attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[1] Shortly after graduation, he married Kathryn. Suzio was active in the Connecticut Victim Advocate Advisory Committee, founded the consultancy firm GeoDataVision, and served on the Meriden Board of Education from 1995 to 2009.[2]

Political career

Suzio contested his first state legislative election in 2010, losing to incumbent state senator Thomas Gaffey.[3] Gaffey resigned after he was charged with larceny.[4] Suzio contested the subsequent special election, defeating Thomas Bruenn,[5] and took office on February 28, 2011.[6] He became the first Republican elected from the 13th Connecticut State Senate district since 1972.[7] Suzio ran in the 2012 full-term elections, and was unseated by Danté Bartolomeo.[8] Suzio challenged Bartolomeo again in 2014, and lost.[9] [10] Suzio launched another campaign in 2016,[11] narrowly winning Bartolomeo's seat.[12] Suzio announced that he would run for a second consecutive term in May 2018.[13] Suzio lost his 2018 re-election bid to Democrat Mary Daugherty Abrams.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Len Suzio.
  2. News: Day . Cassandra . Republican Len Suzio hopes to unseat Sen. Danté Bartolomeo in 13th District . August 3, 2018 . New Haven Register . October 13, 2016.
  3. Web site: Our Campaigns - CT State Senate 13 Race - Nov 02, 2010.
  4. News: Mahony . Edmund H. . Lender . Jon . State Sen. Thomas Gaffey Charged With Larceny, Says He Will Resign . August 3, 2018 . Hartford Courant . January 5, 2011.
  5. News: Turmelle . Luther . Controversy erupts over alleged gay question in 13th Senate District poll . August 3, 2018 . New Haven Register . January 27, 2011.
  6. News: Pazniokas . Mark . Tom Scott, a 90s tax protester, notches a win in Meriden . Connecticut Mirror . February 28, 2011.
  7. News: Fenster . Jordan . Connecticut Republicans set sights on key districts in state Senate race . August 3, 2018 . Oneida Daily Register . October 15, 2012.
  8. News: Kauffman . Matthew . Marteka . Peter . Both Parties Win Some, Lose Some in General Assembly Races . August 3, 2018 . Hartford Courant . November 7, 2012.
  9. News: Beals . Shawn R. . Incumbents Fare Well In Middletown Elections . August 3, 2018 . Hartford Courant . November 5, 2014.
  10. News: De la Torre . Vanessa . Democrats Keep Majority In State Senate . Hartford Courant . November 5, 2014.
  11. News: Blair . Russell . Voter Mailing List Request Sparks Debate . August 3, 2018 . Hartford Courant . August 12, 2016.
  12. News: Connecticut 13th District State Senate Results: Len Suzio Leads . August 3, 2018 . New York Times . Associated Press . November 8, 2016.
  13. News: Savino . Mike . Race for 13th Senate District features Meriden candidates . August 3, 2018 . Record Journal . May 18, 2018.
  14. Web site: Stannard . Ed . November 7, 2018 . Abrams beats Suzio in 13th Senate District . July 28, 2020 . New Haven Register.