John Kissel's Biography
- State Senate (CT) - District 7, Republican Chief Deputy Republican Leader
Contact Information
Office
300 Capitol Avenue, Room 2503
Hartford, CT 06106
Full Name:
John A. Kissel
Gender:
Male
Family:
2 Children: Nathaniel, Tristan
Birth Date:
1959
Birth Place:
Worcester, MA
Home City:
Enfield, CT
Religion:
Catholic
BA, History, University of Connecticut, 2002
JD, Western New England College School of Law, 1984
BS, University of Connecticut School of Education, 1981
Chief Deputy Republican Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2019-present
Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 7, 1993-present
Former Deputy Minority Leader, Connecticut State Senate
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 7, 2020
Chief Deputy Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2017-2018
Member, General Law Committee
Ranking Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Co-Chair, Legislative Regulation Review Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Children Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Vice Chair, General Law Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Judicial and Corrections Subcommittee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Judiciary Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Program Review and Investigations Committee, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Connecticut State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Corporate Attorney, Eversource, present
Former Adjunct Professor, Bay Path College
Attorney, Fallon, Barbieri and Gilcreast, Practicing Consultants
Member, Enfield Republican Town Committee, present
Member, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, present
Member, Board of Directors, National Purple Heart Museum
Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Former President, Greater Enfield Lawyers Association
Member, Hartford County Bar Association
Former Member, House of Delegates, Connecticut State Bar Association
Member, Jaycees of Enfield
Awards:
Agewise Advocate Award, Connecticut Commission on Aging; Legislator of the Year, The Connecticut Association of Not-for-Profit Providers for the Aged for Outstanding Public Service to the Elderly in Connecticut; RisCassi-Koskoff Civil Justice Award, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Assisted Living Association/Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; Outstanding Supporter of Healthcare, Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians and Connecticut Dermatological Society; Connecticut Outstanding Young Citizen Award, Connecticut Jaycees/ WVIT Channel 30, 1991; C. William Brownfield Memorial Award, Connecticut Jaycees.