George Colli

We had quite a week!

It started Monday night with the first debate in Enfield. It was sponsored by the North Central Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Asnuntuck Community College and moderated by Ralph Williams of the Journal Inquirer. I was joined on stage by Congressman Joe Courtney, State Representative Kathy Tallarita and State Representative Karen Jarmoc. It was a great night for our Democratic team and appreciate all the support from those of you in the audience.

Wednesday night was the Windsor Chamber of Commerce "Meet the Candidates" night. With nine of us on stage the responses were limited, but the event was run efficiently and enjoyed the conversation allowed with all the candidates and the folks in the audience.

Friday afternoon may have been the most memorable of the entire campaign. It started with a lunch for the Democratic Senate Caucus in Hartford. I had the chance to sit down with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, Sanford Cloud, Jr., Majority Leader Don Williams, State Senators' Martin Looney, Jonathan Harris, Andrew Maynard, Gary Lebeu and  John Fonfara.  The discussion revolved around the future of the state and the nation and I was honored to have the opportunity to listen and join in on this enlightening conversation. 

This was followed up by an appearance by Senator Dodd in support of me in Enfield. The event was held at Democratic headquarters and was incredibly well attended by 7^th District State Reps Jarmoc and Tallarita, State Rep. candidate Annie Hornish, First Selectmen David Pinney of Somers and Steve Warwuck of Windsor Locks, Town Chairs Tony DiPace, Bud Devlin, Leo Canty, Ed Ferrari and Enfield Council people Cindy Mangini and David Kiner and a large group of supporters. Thanks to so many of you for coming over on such short notice. We had a great discussion revolving around making our town centers vibrant once again and the positive impact that updating our railways could have specifically on Thompsonville and Windsor Locks. I'm very appreciative to Senator Dodd for taking time out of what has a very busy month for himself to show his support of my candidacy.

The first debate and the Dodd event can be seen at http://tonyq.net/colli . Thanks to Tony Q for uploading these videos and I will have them up at www.georgecolli.com in the coming day.

This upcoming week promises to only get busier as we have three more debates. The first is Tuesday morning in East Granby at 8:30 am at the Community Center. The second is in Suffield on Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. Suffield Academy will be hosting and it will be held at Centurion Hall on its campus. This is a change from the originally scheduled building. Thursday brings me to Somers Town Hall for the 7:00 pm debate.  I am continuing to knock on doors, visit businesses, make phone calls and attend soccer, football and field hockey games in every town. Let me know if there are any events in your town that I should try and get too.

With 16 days to go, I am asking that you all continue spreading the word about this campaign. We are in a great position to pull off this victory, but it will take help from every one of you.  Thanks again!