An Insider's Tour of the Capital, Dinner & Drinks with Andy Maynard
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Senator Andrew Maynard is serving his third term in the Connecticut General Assembly, representing the 18th Senatorial District towns of Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown. First elected in November 2006, he is currently the Senate chair of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, vice chair of the Environment Committee and sitting member of the Appropriations.
Senator Maynard previously served as chair of the Select Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for four years, where he worked across party lines as a dedicated advocate for Connecticut’s military personnel, their families and veterans.
Committed to his district, Senator Maynard has secured state assistance for the Mystic Seaport Association, the Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force and the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. He has also secured funding for tourism and marketing efforts in southeastern Connecticut, for the Art on Groton Bank project and for a new tee-ball field and skate park in Griswold.
Additionally, Senator Maynard worked to gain state funding for much-needed repairs to Fort Griswold in Groton. He worked tirelessly to secure $500,000 to restore the granite obelisk of the Groton Monument, to remount the broken bronze memorial plaque honoring the victims of the Battle of Groton Heights during the Revolutionary War and to make repairs to the fort’s walkways and walls.
As a member of the Environment Committee, Senator Maynard secured state funding to preserve the Long Island Sound Integrated Coastal Observing System—a comprehensive system that monitor’s the health of Long Island Sound and provides real-time data to recreational boaters, commercial shipping operations, local fishermen, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Coast Guard.
Senator Maynard also cosponsored legislation to create an earned income tax credit to provide property tax relief to low-income families and was a proponent of measures to increase Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals and physicians and to expand the HUSKY health care program for uninsured children.
Senator Maynard was the 2008 recipient of the National Guard Association of Connecticut’s Meritorious Service Award. He has also been recognized by the Connecticut Marine Trades Association, the American Legion’s Department of Connecticut, the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance and various other organizations for his advocacy.
No stranger to public service, Senator Maynard has been active in his local government affairs for more than a decade. He served as Stonington’s Borough Warden for eight years, leading the town as its chief elected official.
A graduate of Saint Bernard High School in Uncasville Connecticut, Senator Maynard received a degree in government from Connecticut College. He is a licensed real estate professional, and he currently lives in Stonington.