State Senator Eric Berthel
State Senator Eric Berthel
Chief Deputy Republican Leader
Eric Berthel was elected to his fifth term representing the 32nd Senate District in 2024. He is the Republican Ranking Member on the legislature’s Banking, Education, and Executive & Legislative Nominations Committees. He is also a co-chair of the Legislative Internship Committee and serves on the legislature’s newly formed Select Committee on Special Education.
Eric is extensively committed to public school education and ensuring that we are always doing what is in the best interest of the children of Connecticut. He has also been recognized for his pro-business/small business advocacy and his support of important initiatives in health care, banking, and law enforcement.
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Pre-Session Legislative Update
Our farmers need help and they need it now.
Today’s forum on major farmland tax hikes only confirmed what I’ve been hearing across the district: CT’s farmland tax changes are crushing family farms.
These changes were made behind closed doors, with no legislative vote and almost no input from farmers. That’s unacceptable.
A temporary pause from the Governor isn’t a fix. It’s a political Band-Aid before election season. I’ll keep fighting for a lasting fix to support farmers, the next generation of farmers, and the billion-dollar CT agricultural industry.
Thank you to the local farmers and advocates who continue to speak out, especially those that joined me today!
-David Buck of Guardians Farm (Southbury)
-Tim Armbruster of Toplands Farm (Roxbury)
-Me Lei of Woodbury, whose family formerly opened and operated a dairy goat farm—who spoke on the financial challenges that the next generation of farmers face.
Honoring the memory and message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, which lives on. He is an example that we can all follow today.