Jeff Gordon is an American physician and politician from the state of Connecticut. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the 35th District since 2023.
Jeff Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Champagne (R) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeffrey Alan Gordon 1967 (age 56–57) Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
| Website | Official website |
Career
editGordon is a hematologist-oncologist.[1] He is a former president of the Connecticut State Medical Society.[2][3] He formerly was a member of the Town of Woodstock Planning & Zoning Commission.[4]
Gordon was elected as a Republican to the state Senate in November 2022 from Connecticut's 35th State Senate district; his district covers Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock.[3]
He took office in January 2023.[3] In the state Senate, Gordon opposed proposed legislation in 2023 to phase out conventional gas-powered cars, and to mandate that all new car sales in Connecticut be electric vehicles by 2035. He argued that EV infrastructure was too expensive.[5]
References
edit- ^ Mark Pazniokas, Small shifts in power hide big changes within CT General Assembly, CTMirror.org (November 27, 2022).
- ^ Paul Schott, Opioid crisis sparks push to return to 'fundamentals of pain management', CTInsider.com (June 28, 2021).
- ^ a b c Alison Cross, New class of 36 legislators enters the Connecticut General Assembly. Here’s what they have planned.. Hartford Courant (January 10, 2023).
- ^ "Jeffrey Gordon". Town of Woodstock. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Mike Hydeck, Face the Facts: A look at the state's plan to start phasing out gas-powered cars, NBC Connecticut (November 5, 2023).