Aundré Bumgardner

This week in Hartford my colleagues and I were busy passing bills regarding immediate special education funding, how ICE is allowed to interact with schools, NIL payment guidelines for college athletes, and tax breaks for veterans. It's been exciting to address such a wide variety of issues facing our communities, and things are not slowing down next week.

Session is up and running with public hearings, committee debate over bills, and more. I am thoroughly enjoying my time serving as vice chair of the Environment Committee and will soon be sharing some of the meaningful work we're doing this session.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Every day is a privilege to work for you and represent our district. Wishing you all a day full of love and kindness. I hope you enjoy this week's newsletter.

Thank you for attending my Coffee Hour at The Ditty Bag on Saturday! We had great attendance and even better discussions about your concerns, and as your State Representative, my role is to make your lives in CT a little easier.

Our monthly coffee hour is set and ready to go! I'll be at The Ditty Bag in Mystic on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

I hope this reaches you well.

The legislative session is in full swing in Hartford and I could not be more excited to be in Hartford fighting for the issues most important to Groton and Stonington.

I hope you're all doing well and staying warm. Frigid temperatures are headed our way in the coming days and severe weather protocol will be activated this weekend. I have included more details below. I want to thank you all for making this month's monthly coffee hour meeting at the Ditty Bag a success. The turnout was great. Let's keep it going! Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope you take a moment to watch one of his speeches or read one of the many inspirational quotes the civil rights icon shared.

We are ready and set to go for the 2025 Legislative Session. We were all sworn in on Wednesday. I want to affirm my commitment to serving you and all of the residents of the 41st District to the best of my ability.