Crisco, Joseph J. Jr.
District towns: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck & Woodbridge
Election history: Crisco won an open seat in 1992, succeeding Democrat Gary A. Hale. In 2008, he was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.
2008 general election
Tamath K. Rossi (R) 13,659 35 percent Joe Crisco (D)
23,692 60 percent Joe Crisco (WF)
1,861 5 percent
Public financing: Crisco was denied public financing after admitting that he had someone forge the signature of his campaign treasurer. Rossi received $85,000 in public financing under the Citizens' Election Program.
Background: Crisco was a legislative liaison for United Technologies who ran for the office he once lobbied after retiring from UTC. As co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Crisco has backed expanding mandated areas of coverage for health insurers.
In a settlement with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, Crisco paid a $4,000 fine in 2009 for inducing someone to forge a signature on a campaign-finance form in 2008. He also forfeited any chance at $85,000 in public financing for his campaign that year.
He is married and the father of six and grandfather of 17.
Committees: Banks, Commerce, Insurance (co-chair), Internship (co-chair), Legislative Management
Education: B.S., University of Connecticut; Trinity College
Occupation: Consultant.
2008 Financial Disclosure: Crisco reported income from Quinnipiac University and a pension from United Technologies. His wife, Patricia Crisco, is employed by the town of Woodbridge. They own their home in Woodbridge.
Crisco reported owning no securities worth more than $5,000.
He 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.
Ansonia! Beacon Falls! Bethany! Derby! Hamden! Naugatuck! Woodbridge
B.S., University of Connecticut! Trinity College
Consultant
Insurance (co-chair)! Banks! Commerce! Internship (ranking member)! Legislative Management
Crisco was a legislative liaison for United Technologies who ran for the office he once lobbied after retiring from UTC. As co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Crisco has backed expanding mandated areas of coverage for health insurers.In a settlement with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, Crisco paid a $4,000 fine in 2009 for inducing someone to forge a signature on a campaign-finance form in 2008. He also forfeited any chance at $85,000 in public financing for his campaign that year, but he did return to the program in 2010.Other than voting against abolishing the death penalty, Crisco has voted in recent years with the Democratic majority on major bills, including expanding areas that must be covered by group health plans, codifying in state law a court decision legalizing gay marriage, and requiring wage and job-security protections for employees of private contractors who clean state buildings.Personal: He is married to Patricia Crisco and is the father of six and grandfather of 17. He and his wife reside in Woodbridge.
Crisco won an open seat in 1992, succeeding Democrat Gary A. Hale. In 2008 and 2010, he was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.
Tamath K. Rossi! Joe Crisco! Joe Crisco
