On Tuesday night at Greenwich Town Hall, Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) was unanimously renominated by the Republican Party for a third term as state senator for Greenwich, Stamford, and New Canaan.
In the nominating speeches by Greenwich and New Canaan First Selectmen Fred Camillo and Dionna Carlson, Mr. Fazio was commended for his strong track record of bipartisan accomplishments and proven leadership.
In his acceptance speech, Senator Fazio began by thanking his constituents.
“Serving my home district is the honor of a lifetime,” he said. “There is not a day that goes by for me in the Capitol that I don’t deeply feel the great privilege of representing our community and the responsibility to do it to the best of my abilities.”
Senator Fazio continued, “In just the last two years, I co-authored a historic energy reform law that provides some of the strongest consumer protections against the electric utilities in the country while paving a way to limit future energy cost increases. I co-authored a major expansion of birth control access for women in our state. I fought for tax cuts and limits on the size of state government. And this year, I introduced and passed one of the only victories for local control of our municipalities in a decade—returning basic rights to decide local zoning and charter changes to our local communities where they belong.”
“We can protect our district and make our state a better place by reaching out a hand and finding common ground to solve the problems of the day,” Senator Fazio said. “And that is just the beginning. Some people want the title of senator. I just want to do the job.”
Senator Fazio concluded, “I will keep fighting for it every single day in the state Senate. I will listen to everyone, I will work with anyone, and I will never forget that as your state senator, I am the one who works for you and not the other way around. That is my promise to you. Thank you for the trust you’ve placed in me. I am honored to be your senator and your candidate for another term. Now let’s get to work.”