Aresimowicz, Joseph

Background

Joe Aresimowicz is a former union president, current union staffer and one of the biggest allies of the labor-backed Working Families Party. He came to the legislature after three terms on the Berlin Town Council. He has broken with his party twice on two major issues in recent years.

In 2007, he was one of only five House members to vote against the budget, complaining it was balanced on one-time revenues and was not sustainable. In 2010 he joined seven other House Democrats to vote against a sweeping energy bill.

In 2011, with a Democrat in the governor's office, the lawmaker known as "Joe A-to-Z" was back in the fold. Aresimowicz supported a budget that relied in part on labor concessions and savings backed by the leadership of the union that employees him, AFSCME Council 4.

He will be trying to line up the votes in 2012 to become House majority leader the following year, when Majority Leader J. Brendan Sharkey is hoping to become speaker.

Financial Disclosure

Aresimowicz reported income from AFSCME and salary as a state legislator. His wife, Crystal Aresimowicz, had income from Centeral Connecticut Lawn Services and Accounts Management.They own a home in Berlin and reported holding one stock.Aresimowicz filed a confidential addendum listing any debts exceeding $10,000. He declined to release the addendum, as is his choice under the law.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential. 

Financial Disclosure Statement