Deceased
Full Name:
Richard 'Dick' O. Belden
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Bertha M. Kurtyka
Birth Place:
Derby, CT
Home City:
Shelton, CT
Shelton High School, 1953
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1975-2007
Dean of the House, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2007
Deputy House Republican Leader-at-Large, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1993-2007
Deputy Republican Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1987
Deputy Speaker, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1985-1986
Assistant House Republican Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1981, 1983
Alderman, City of Shelton, 1972-1973
Experience, State Bond Commission
Shelton Republican Town Committee, 1964-2007
Shelton Board of Apportionment and Taxation, 1967-1971
Ombudsman/Real Estate Manager, Sikorsky Aircraft, 1961-1999, retired
United States Air Force, 1955-1961
Member, American Legion Post 16
Corporator, Birmingham Group
Director/Board of Directors Chair, Connecticut Institute of Municipal Studies
Director, Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
Advisory Board, Emmett O'Brien Regional Vocational-Technical School
Corporator, Griffin Hospital
Corporator, Hewitt Memorial Hospital
Experience, Lower Naugatuck Valley Boys and Girls Club
Vice Chair, Valley Substance Abuse Council
Trustee, Saint Margaret Mary Church, 1978-2007
Parish Council, Saint Margaret Mary Church, 1975-1978