Norm Needleman
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 33rd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byArt Linares
ConstituencyPortland, East Hampton, Colchester, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Lyme, Deep River, Essex, Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook (Part)
Personal details
BornBrooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEssex, Connecticut
Websitewww.normforsenate.com

Norman Needleman, better known as Norm Needleman, is an American politician who is currently serving as the first selectman of Essex, Connecticut. In addition to this, he also currently serves as a Connecticut State Senator from the 33rd district, which includes the town of Essex. Needleman is a member of the Democratic Party.

Political career

First Selectman

Needleman was elected as First Selectman of the town of Essex in 2011.[1] Needleman has been re-elected selectman in every election afterwards, most recently in 2019.[2]

State senator

In 2018, Needleman ran for the Connecticut State Senate's 33rd district seat, which encompasses Essex and the surrounding towns. Needleman would later win that election over Republican Melissa Ziobron.[3] In August 2020, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias and Eversource Energy's widely criticized[4] response to power outages brought on by storm damages, Needleman called upon the CEO of Eversource, James Judge, to resign.[5] In 2020, Needleman was re-elected to a second term as state senator.[3]

References

  1. ^ cbia. "Norm Needleman". ww2.cbia.org. cbia.org. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Admin. "Needleman Easily Wins Another Term as Essex First Selectman, No Changes on Board of Selectmen". valleynewsnow.com. ValleyNewsNow.Com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ballotpedia. "Norm Needleman". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ NBC Connecticut Staff (20 March 2021). "Eversource Didn't Meet Acceptable Standards in Tropical Storm Isaias Response: PURA". nbcconnecticut.com. NBC Connecticut. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ O'Leary, Joe (8 August 2020). "Senator Needleman Calls For Resignation of Eversource CEO As Cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias Continues for Fourth Day". senatedems.ct.gov. Connecticut Senate Democrats. Retrieved May 1, 2021.


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