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L. Scott Frantz
Connecticut Senator from the 36th District
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2009
Preceded byWilliam H. Nickerson
ConstituencyRepresents Greenwich, New Canaan (part), and Stamford (part)
Personal details
Born (1960-06-29) June 29, 1960 (age 64)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGreenwich, Connecticut
WebsiteLegislative webpage

L. Scott Frantz (born 1960) is a Connecticut, USA, politician, public official, and businessman, currently serving as a member of the Connecticut Senate. He considered running in 2012 for the U.S. Senate seat then held by Joe Lieberman.[1][2]

Frantz, a Republican, was first elected to the Connecticut Senate in 2008, representing the 36th Senate District, which includes all of Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan. He was endorsed by the Greenwich Time newspaper in his bid for re-election,[3] as well as by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.[4] He was re-elected to the state Senate in 2010, where he serves as Assistant Minority Leader and on the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee, as well as serving on the Banks Committee, the Commerce Committee, and the Transportation Committee.[5]

Frantz also served as chairman of the Connecticut Development Authority and the Bradley International Airport Board of Directors.[6] He also has served on number of other public and nonprofit boards, including the Connecticut Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the Greenwich Teen Center and Corporate Angel Network.

He is also known as a prominent fundraiser for Republican candidates, including serving as the host for a 2006 Republican event featuring President George W. Bush.[7] Frantz is the president and chairman of Haebler Capital, a private investment capital firm based in Greenwich.[8] [9]

Frantz attended The Hotchkiss School, and he is a 1982 graduate of Princeton University and a 1986 graduate of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. He, his wife, and their four children reside in the Riverside section of Greenwich.[6][10]

References

  1. ^ "Senate Soundings: Republicans Talking Scott Frantz This Weekend. — Daily Ructions". Dailyructions.com. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  2. ^ "State Sen. Frantz for U.S. Senate?". GreenwichTime. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  3. ^ "L. Scott Frantz for 36th Senate District". GreenwichTime. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  4. ^ = 3 "CBIA endorses General Assembly Candidates - The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT". The Middletown Press. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2011-03-12. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "We've Moved!". Senaterepublicans.ct.gov. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  6. ^ a b http://www.cbia.com/business/Presentations/2008/Jan/L.Scott%20Frantz.pdf
  7. ^ = 1 "Presidential Face Time Isn't Everything, Except to Big Donors". The New York Times. 2006-09-26. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ^ "Scott Frantz, President, Haebler Capital, The Directorship Search Group". Spoke. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  9. ^ RSR Partners. "About Us". RSR Partners. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  10. ^ = 9F0CE2D91731F93AA25751C1A965958260 "WEDDINGS - WEDDINGS - Allison Hanley, L. Scott Frantz - NYTimes.com". New York Times. 1993-12-19. Retrieved 2011-03-12. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
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