James Spallone

Who is James Spallone?

James Field Spallone is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected State Representative for Connecticut's 36th District in 2000, he easily won re-election in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. Representative Spallone is the House Co-Chair of the Government Administration and Elections committee, and also serves on the Environment and Judiciary committees. He previously served as an Assistant Majority Leader and Vice-Chairman of the Judiciary committee. He has been appointed co-chairman of the Municipal Ethics Task Force and the Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes.

On April 21, 2009, a Connecticut political blog reported that Spallone had filed paperwork to create an exploratory committee for state-wide office. It is rumored that Spallone would like to run for Secretary of the State of Connecticut.