George Jepsen

George Christian Jepsen (born November 23, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 24th attorney general of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019.

Jepsen was a State Senator from Connecticut's 27th Senate district, representing Stamford and part of Darien, and served in the Connecticut Senate from 1991 to 2003.

Early life and education Jepsen was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, he earned his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School with honors and also earned a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government.

Career Following graduation, Jepsen worked as staff counsel for Carpenters Local Union 210 for Western Connecticut for nearly ten years, which included such responsibilities as negotiating contracts for wages and benefits, representing injured workers, ensuring job safety, and advocating for different bidding practices. In private practice, Jepsen was employed at several Connecticut's law firms, which included work with the probate court, estate planning, representing small business in contract negotiations, government compliance, and real estate transactions. He also served as a defendant in criminal and civil courts.

Jepsen served 16 years in the Connecticut General Assembly, first as State Representative from the 148th House District and then as a State Senator from Connecticut's 27th Senate District, the last six as Majority Leader. As a legislator, Jepsen worked in a variety of areas including clean energy, gun safety, and civil rights. Jepsen assisted in the development of laws that reformed HMO and insurance practices. As Senate Majority Leader, Jepsen worked to develop bills that protect Connecticut's natural assets. Jepsen co-authored the Open Space Trust Fund, an initiative that sets aside $10 million in funding for the purchase of open space. Jepsen worked to pass legislation to revitalize blighted areas in brownfields, including efforts to expand state financial assistance to re-developers. This was incentivized by tax credits to businesses that invested in redevelopment of contaminated properties in the state. Jepsen helped the passage of legislation to replace Connecticut's "Sooty Six" power plants with more ecological plants that have lower level of CO2 emissions. These six old coal-burning plants were contributing to Connecticut's unique air pollution problem and rise in asthma rates. This initiative also involved new funding to upgrade sewage treatment plants for cleaner rivers. receiving the Democratic Party's endorsement on May 22. On July 12 Jepsen announced he had qualified for public financing in the Citizens Election Program. On November 2, 2010, he was elected as attorney general of Connecticut

Jepsen was reelected in 2014, defeating Republican opponent Kie Westby.

Electoral history

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