Full Name:
Thomas P. Gaffey
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathleen; 3 Children: Elizabeth, Tommy, Colleen
Birth Place:
Meriden, CT
Home City:
Meriden, CT
BA, Political Science, Southern Connecticut State University
Meridian Democratic Town Committee, 1986-present
Member, New England Board of Higher Education
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, 1995-2010
Chief Deputy President Pro Tempore, Connecticut State Senate, 2007-2010
Chief Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 1997-2007
Attended, University of Virginia's Darden School for Emerging Political Leaders, 1995
Vice Chair, Meridian Planning Commission, 1986-1994
Division Head, Recycling and Environmental Education, Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, 1989-present
Public Relations Director, Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
Assistant Clerk, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Executive Aide, Governor William A. O'Neill
Legislative Aide, House Speaker Irving J. Stolberg
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 1985-1989
Member, Bushnell Education Committee
Leadership Council, Connecticut Mentoring Partnership
Task Force, Connecticut's Community-Technical College System
Education Committee/No Child Left Behind Act Task Force, National Conference of State Legislatures
Coach, Youth Basketball