Thomas Gaffey
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Thomas Gaffey is a Democratic Party politician in the United States. He currently serves as a state senator for the 13th District of Connecticut, representing Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield & Middletown.
Elected in 1994, Senator Gaffey has chaired the Senate Education Committee since 1996. Education has remained a major issue for Gaffey, who continually pushes for the Education Cost Sharing program (ECS), which helps local school districts cover the burden of education funding. He was appointed in the fall of 2005 to serve as Chief Deputy Majority Leader by Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney and Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr., and currently serves in the position.
In 2006 Gaffey and fellow Democrat Donald Williams spearheaded legislation intended to address childhood obesity in Connecticut. The legislation has however been derided by parents in Gaffey's own district as the "cupcake bill" by those who find it a government intrusion into parental rights and responsibilities, as local schools have banned children from bringing sweets into school for birthday parties
