Brandon Chafee

Please join me next Saturday to catch up over coffee at Perkatory Coffee Roasters, where you can learn about updates for this legislative session.

Today state Senator Matthew Lesser (D-Middletown), state Senator Jan Hochadel (D-Middletown), state Representative Brandon Chafee (D-Middletown) and state Representative Kai Belton (D-Middletown) welcomed nearly $350,000 in state funding for Middletown. The State Bond Commission, led by chairman Governor Lamont, voted to approve a $250,000 grant-in-aid for the Russell Library accessibility and remodeling project and a $91,763 reimbursement to the Middletown Police Department for the purchase of body cameras, dashboard cameras and video storage devices.

Personal care attendants (PCAs) will have additional access to affordable health insurance after an agreement was reached to expand the application deadline for PCAs to apply for the first round of the new premium assistance benefit.

I'm writing to inform you there will be changes for some of our most vulnerable individuals and families who are on Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

Why return your bottles and cans? 👇

🗑️ Litter reduction
🔋  Energy and resource conservation
⚠️ Waste diversion
👷 Job creation
♻️ Produce high-quality recyclable materials
💰 Save up - every nickel counts

ICYMI: You now have even more ways to redeem deposits! We passed a provision to PA 21-58 which makes tiered adjustments to the state's bottle redemption program through January 2024

Today we woke to tragic news. Connecticut lost State Representative Quentin Williams (or "Q" as we called him) last night. He was a champion for Middletown and Connecticut and had just yesterday been sworn in and appointed House Chair of the Labor and Public Employees Committee. We are overcome with disbelief and heartbreak and are sending love and prayers to his family.

Representative Chafee was appointed Vice Chair of the Planning and Development Committee for the 2023 legislative session.