HARTFORD/ESSEX/LYME—Yesterday, State Senator Norm Needleman (D-Essex) announced he is running for a fourth term in the State Senate. First elected in 2018, Sen. Needleman represents the 33rd Senate District, which includes the town of Lyme along with Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook.
“While I am proud of what my colleagues and I have accomplished in Hartford since I was elected to the State Senate six years ago, there is still work left to be done,” said Sen. Needleman. “I want to continue to build on my reputation as someone who builds consensus and forges common-sense solutions to Connecticut’s challenges that have received bipartisan support.”
He continued, “From my leadership positions on the Energy and Technology and Planning Development committees to my membership on the Commerce, Finance, Revenue and Transportation committees.”
Needleman concluded, “I’m excited to continue working as a pragmatic problem solver and support my constituents.”
Since he was sworn in as a State Senator, Sen. Needleman has served as Senate Chair of the Energy & Technology Committee. In 2020, he authored and led passage of the “Take Back Our Grid Act,” and in 2023, he took those protections further with Senate Bill 7.
Sen. Needleman has also achieved victories in energy and technology legislation.
Additionally, In 2023, Sen. Needleman championed the passage of a state budget that included the largest income tax reduction ever enacted in state history, an increase in a tax credit targeting lowest-income workers, and expanded exemptions on certain certain pension and annuity earnings benefitting seniors.
In addition to his work as State Senator, Sen. Needleman also serves as First Selectman of Essex, currently in his seventh term in the role, with a focus on effective municipal management.
He is also the founder and CEO of Tower Laboratories in Essex, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company he built from the ground up to be a leader in its field.
Editor’s Note: This article is based on a press release issued by State Sen. Needleman’s office.