State Senator Stephen Harding
State Senator Stephen Harding
Senate Minority Leader
Stephen Harding, named Senate Minority Leader in 2024, represents Connecticut’s 30th Senate District. He was first elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving four terms in the 107th House District. A lawyer and Brookfield resident for nearly 30 years, Senator Harding has been involved with local boards and is a coach for youth sports. He serves as Ranking Member of the Environment Committee and Legislative Management Committee. He is also a member on the Education, Finance, and Judiciary Committees.
CT Wartime Service Medal Ceremony
Photos from Sen. Harding’s CT Wartime Service Medal Ceremony are now available to view. We’re honored to help capture and preserve these special moments recognizing Connecticut’s wartime veterans and their service.
🧑🏼🌾🌾From local farms to New Milford’s school cafeterias!
It was great to visit New Milford High School today to celebrate CT Grown for CT Kids Week and see how locally grown foods are becoming part of students’ school meals.
School nutrition teams do so much more than serve lunch. They help students discover fresh foods, build healthy eating habits and learn about the farmers who grow their food.
Thank you to New Milford Public Schools’ Student Nutrition Department, students, staff and local agricultural partners for making these connections possible. Supporting Connecticut agriculture and helping our kids thrive go hand in hand!
🌱 Great news for students in New Fairfield, Sherman and New Milford!
I’m pleased to share that three school programs in our district have been awarded $14,093 in total through the Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s CT Grown for CT Kids program.
🍅 New Fairfield High School: $5,000 to expand its farm-to-school program by connecting its greenhouse program with a local farmer and its culinary program, giving students hands-on experience in agriculture and food preparation.
🚜 Sherman School District: $5,000 for an outdoor classroom at Happy Acres Farm, providing every Sherman student with at least two farm visits during the school year to learn about agriculture and how food grows.
🥕 New Milford Public Schools: $4,093 to expand farm-to-school taste tests across the district, introducing more students to fresh, locally grown foods.
Supporting our local farms and creating meaningful learning opportunities for our students go hand in hand. These grants will help children understand where their food comes from while strengthening connections between our schools and the agricultural community.
Congratulations to the educators, farmers and school teams making these programs possible!
It was a pleasure to join the BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) team in Canaan to celebrate 65 years of manufacturing excellence, innovation and community partnership!
What began with eight employees in 1961 has grown into a facility employing more than 500 people and producing over 2 billion syringes annually for patients in more than 70 countries. That’s an incredible example of Connecticut craftsmanship making a difference around the world.
From pioneering the disposable plastic syringe to helping meet critical healthcare needs, generations of BD employees have helped make Canaan a vital part of global healthcare.
I’m proud to represent a community where this important work happens every day. Congratulations to the entire BD team and thank you for your continued investment in our workforce, our local economy and the health of our communities!