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Westport's Hwang Named Ranking Leader Of Housing, Labor Committees

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- State Sen.-elect Tony Hwang (R-28) has been appointed by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve as ranking leader of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Housing Committee and Labor and Public Employees Committee for the 2015-16 legislative sessions.

State Senator-elect Tony Hwang.

State Senator-elect Tony Hwang.

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Hwang will also serve as a member of the Veterans Affairs and Commerce committees over the next two years. Hwang, whose district includes Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston and a portion of Westport, will be sworn in on Jan. 7, when the General Assembly's legislative session opens.

“I am honored to serve on these committees, and I am especially looking forward to taking a leadership role in housing given the significance of this topic in our communities and its impact on the character of our towns and our state and local economies,” Hwang said.

“Along with my fellow committee members, I hope to set a legislative agenda that both helps meet the growing need for housing and gives local municipalities more control in shaping outcomes and greater flexibility in satisfying the well-intended requirements of CT Statute 8-30g, which pertains to affordable housing. We will also have a role in shaping housing policies for the economically disadvantaged, elderly, developmentally disabled and handicapped within our communities.”

The Labor and Public Employees Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, conditions of employment, hours of labor, minimum wages, industrial safety, occupational health and safety, labor unions and labor disputes; all matters relating to the Department of Labor; and all matters relating to conditions of employment of state and municipal employees and the substantive law of state and municipal employees’ collective bargaining.

In his role on Commerce, Hwang and his fellow committee members will have cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Development Authority and Connecticut Innovations.

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