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Rob Sampson is serving his second term as state Representative for the 80th District, which includes all of Wolcott and part of Southington. Rob serves on the Appropriations and Environment committees and was promoted to Republican Ranking Member of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee for the 2012 session of the General Assembly, the only freshman legislator entrusted with such responsibility. He is a Realtor and an insurance agent in Southington. Rob has proven himself as leader by challenging the Malloy administration’s bloated budgets and misguided policies, including the early release of violent felons, the forced unionization of child care providers and personal care attendants, and the New Britain to Hartford Busway. He is known as Connecticut’s most persuasive opponent of Obamacare, and the strongest voice in state government for protecting our second amendment freedoms. *Editor’s note: Sampson decided to combine his two questions rather than answer them separately. The biggest issue facing Southington is the economic decline of our state as a whole. We cannot prosper if Connecticut fails. I ran for office initially because I saw politicians in Hartford and Washington destroying the American dream. I am running again because I remain genuinely concerned about our future. Our leaders […]