On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (CT) - District 86
Legislative Office Building, Room 4203
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Full Name:
Vincent 'Vin' J. Candelora
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Christopher, Thomas, Ava
Birth Place:
North Branford, CT
Home City:
North Branford, CT
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, 1995
BA, Government/Economics, Connecticut College, 1992
Minority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 86, 2006-present
Former Deputy Mayor/Member, Branford Town Council
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 86, 2024
Deputy Minority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2010-2021
Ranking Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Management
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, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Health Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Regulation Review Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on General Bonding, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Owner/Manager, Connecticut Sportsplex, present
Employee, Taconic Wire, present
Former Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review
Former Law Clerk, Honorable Antoinette L. Dupont, former Chief Judge of the Appellate Court of Connecticut
Former Attorney, Susman, Duffy and Segaloff, Practicing Consultants
Adult Leader, Boy Scouts of America, present
Board Member, North Branford Little League, present
Member, North Branford Zoning Board of Appeals, present
Member/President, Parish Counsel, Saint Augustine Church, present
Parish Trustee, Saint Ambrose Parish, present
Member, Appellate Moot Court Board
Former President/Member, North Branford Rotary Club
Former Vice Chair, North Branford Zoning Board of Appeals
Former President, North Branford's Chamber of Commerce
League Coordinator, Pee Wee American
Former Treasurer, Republican Town Committee
Former Member, Rotarys Centennial Project Committee
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Board of Education