Submitted by Mike Mason
What does it mean to truly know a community—not simply as a place to live, but as a place to build a life?
For me, the answer is Greenwich.
I have spent my life here. Greenwich is where I built my family, my career, and my business. It is the community I know, the community I care about, and the community I am proud to call home.
My perspective comes from outside government. I have spent my career in the private sector, including running a business in aviation as a Fixed-Base Operator. I know what it means to create jobs, meet payroll, make investments, and navigate the increasingly complicated tax and regulatory environment facing Connecticut businesses.
I have also experienced firsthand the impact of Connecticut’s Business Entity Tax and other state policies. These aren’t abstract issues. They affect whether businesses can grow, whether they can hire, and ultimately whether people can build successful lives here.
But my concerns about Connecticut’s future go far beyond business.
They are about whether the state we call home will remain a place where families can afford to build a future.
Today, the cost of living is a growing concern for nearly every family. Seniors are finding it increasingly difficult to remain in the communities they helped build. Young people are looking beyond Connecticut as they consider where they can afford to live, work, buy a home, and raise a family.
That should concern all of us.
We need to ask some difficult questions about the direction of our state. How much can taxpayers reasonably be asked to pay? How much should government spend? Are we creating an environment where businesses want to invest and create jobs? Are we protecting the ability of communities like Greenwich to make decisions that work for their residents?
I believe Connecticut cannot tax and spend its way to prosperity. My priorities are straightforward: control state spending and taxes, protect property rights and local decision-making, reduce unnecessary regulations, maintain fiscal discipline, support law enforcement, and address the affordability challenges facing homeowners, seniors, young families, and businesses.
At the heart of all of these issues is a simple principle: Government decisions have real consequences for the people who live and work here.
I am not a career politician. I am a lifelong Greenwich resident and businessman. I have experienced those consequences firsthand, and I believe that perspective matters.
As your next State Representative for the 151st District, I will bring that real-world experience with me to Hartford. I will listen to the people of Greenwich, understand the issues affecting our community, and be willing to challenge decisions when I believe Hartford is heading in the wrong direction.
Representing Greenwich should mean more than having a seat at the table. It should mean having the independence and conviction to stand up for the people who sent you there.
The 151st District deserves a representative who understands what makes Greenwich special—and who will put its taxpayers, families, businesses, and property owners first.
I will bring a thoughtful, practical perspective to Hartford, grounded in common sense, fiscal responsibility, and a deep commitment to the community I have called home all my
life.
Greenwich deserves a strong voice. I intend to be that voice.
Mike Mason
Candidate for State Representative
151st District