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JOHN HARKINS

JOHN HARKINS

(Connecticut, )

Rome Smith & Lutz

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John is a former state representative having served 13 years from Stratford's 120th district. Past leadership appointments include Deputy Minority Leader at large, Caucus Chairman, Assistant Minority Leader, and Ranking Member for the Transportation Committee, Select Committee on Aging, and Veterans Affairs Committee. John also served as the mayor of Stratford for two consecutive four-year terms since 2009. Mayor Harkins led Stratford with a steady hand. By focusing on economic development, the town has grown significantly. With over 23 years of elected service and over 30 years as a small business owner John has been a strong advocate for his constituents. As a lobbyist he is now focused on client advocacy and business development on both the state and local level.

1) AAA

2) Alkermes

3) Alliance of CT Non Profits

4) Alzheimer's Association

5) BioCT

6) Capitol Region Council of Governments

7) Conduent

8) Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

9) CT Academy of Audiology

10) CT Association for Community Transportation

11) CT Association for Healthcare at Home

12) CT Association of Public School Superintendents

13) CT Chapter, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials

14) CT Family Resource Centers Alliance

15) CT Realtors

16) H&R Block

17) Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County

18) MetroCOG

19) Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

20) National Council on Compensation Insurance

21) National Safety Council

22) Natural Resources Defense Council

23) Probate Assembly

24) Regional Education Service Center Alliance

25) Save the Sound (Formerly CT Fund for the Environment)

26) Sunrun

27) The Workplace

28) Town of Fairfield

29) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

30) Vivint Solar

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John Harkins' career awards and recognitions include: "The American Legion Department of Connecticut Certificate Award as the 2009 Legislator of the Year", the 2008 Bridgeport Regional Business Council AT&T "Regional Elected Official Award", the 2004 Walter Wright "Community Spirit Award". He was State Chairman and a former Board Member of the American Legislative Exchange Council. He received the Legislator of the Year Award from ALEC in 2006. He was also the First National Chairman of the American City and County Exchange and received the "Innovative Leadership Award" from ACCE in 2016.

I have served over twenty-two years in elected office on the state and local level. I have been able to develop a vast network on both the state and local level on both sides of the aisle after serving 13 years in the statehouse and 8 years as a mayor. I have also remained active in business and with regional chambers of commerce.

  • Rome Smith & Lutz is all about relationships and trust. Their success is rooted in experience and integrity. When they represent us at the Capitol, we know we are being heard. - Chuck Bunnell, Chief of Staff for External and Government Affairs, Mohegan Tribe
  • The Rome Smith and Lutz team are committed to knowing and understanding our educational priorities and they relentlessly and creatively pursue them. They are consummate professionals and are always available for questions and advice. We know from results that we are well represented by them. - Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director of the CT Association of Public School Superintendents

    • John Harkins was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and has been a resident of Connecticut for over 50 years. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from The University of Tulsa in
    Oklahoma in 1986. He received his SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute in 1991.

    He was the owner of Harkins Appraisal Service, Inc. for over thirty years. Living in Stratford, John Harkins has served his hometown in public office since his election to the Town Council (9th District) in 1995. As Councilman, he was Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Roosevelt Forest Commission.

    In 1996 he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 120th District, comprising central Stratford, beginning his first of seven consecutive terms in the General Assembly in 1997. As a State Representative, his past leadership appointments include serving as the Deputy Minority Leader at Large, House Republican Caucus Chairman, Assistant Minority Leader, and Ranking Member to the Transportation Committee, Select Committee on Aging, and Veterans Affairs Committee.

    Serving two four-year terms as Mayor since 2009, Mayor Harkins led Stratford with a steady hand. By focusing on economic development, the town has grown significantly. After decades of inaction, positive progress has been made on Sikorsky Airport and Main Street flooding, the sale and redevelopment of the Army Engine Plant, redevelopment of the Stratford Avenue corridor, Clean up of the Raymark Super Fund Site, and successfully accomplished getting the construction of a full interchange at Exit 33 off of I-95 which has begun in 2020.

    A lifelong resident of Stratford, John Harkins has long been active in town affairs and civic groups: (Past President) Stratford Rotary Club, Bridgeport Regional Business Council, SaveStratford.org, and the Raymark Advisory Committee. He also served as co-chairman of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council's Regional Legislative Caucus both as a State Representative and as Mayor, and was past Chairman of the MetroCog. He has recently become a member of the Board of Trustees for The Milford Bank.

    He has owned and operated Harkins Real Estate Services and Molter Government Affairs providing clients with lobbying and business development. He is presently affiliated with Rome, Smith, & Lutz Government Relations and is registered as a lobbyist in the State of Connecticut.

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    MARTHA AUSTER

    (Connecticut, )
    Clients:

    1) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

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    LINDA KOWALSKI

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    LINDA KOWALSKI

    (Connecticut, )

    Rome Smith Kowalski

    Clients:

    1) AAA

    2) ADH Connecticut

    3) Alkermes

    4) Alliance of CT Non Profits

    5) Alzheimer's Association

    6) American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment

    7) American Coatings Association

    8) American Express Company

    9) Ascension

    10) Association of Commuter Rail Employees

    11) BioCT

    12) Bluetrition Brands, Inc.

    13) Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating Committee

    14) Capitol Region Council of Governments

    15) Community Health Center, Inc

    16) Conduent

    17) Connecticut Association of Optometrists

    18) Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association

    19) CONNECTICUT MARINE TRADES ASSOCIATION, INC.

    20) Connecticut Podiatric Medical Association

    21) Consumer Technology Association

    22) Continental Casualty Company

    23) CT Academy of Audiology

    24) CT Academy of Physician Assistants

    25) CT Association for Community Transportation

    26) CT Association for Healthcare at Home

    27) CT Association of Public School Superintendents

    28) CT Chapter, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials

    29) CT Chiropractic Physicians Assoc.

    30) CT Family Resource Centers Alliance

    31) CT Greenhouse Growers Association

    32) CT Medical Cannabis Council, Inc.

    33) CT Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc.

    34) CT Realtors

    35) CT Society for Respiratory Care, Inc.

    36) CT Society of Acupuncturists

    37) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States,Inc

    38) Environmental Professionals Organization of CT

    39) FEI Systems

    40) H&R Block

    41) KabaFusion

    42) Make-A-Wish Connecticut, Inc

    43) Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

    44) MTM, Inc.

    45) National Council on Compensation Insurance

    46) National Safety Council

    47) National Water Main Cleaning Company

    48) Natural Resources Defense Council

    49) Neighborhood Music School

    50) Orsted Wind Power North America

    51) Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council

    52) Probate Assembly

    53) Radiological Society of CT

    54) Regional Education Service Center Alliance

    55) RHP Properties, Inc.

    56) Save the Sound (Formerly CT Fund for the Environment)

    57) Sephora USA, Inc.

    58) SPACEFITTERS LLC

    59) Sunrun

    60) The Workplace

    61) TPIU

    62) U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association

    63) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

    64) Vista Life Innovations

    65) Vivint Solar

    66) Yale New Haven Health System

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    CHRIS SMITH

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    CHRIS SMITH

    (Connecticut, )

    Rome Smith Kowalski

    Clients:

    1) AAA

    2) Alkermes

    3) Alliance of CT Non Profits

    4) Alzheimer's Association

    5) Area Cooperative Education Services

    6) BioCT

    7) Bluetrition Brands, Inc.

    8) Capitol Region Council of Governments

    9) Cartwheel Care, Inc.

    10) Changent

    11) Conduent

    12) Connecticut Podiatric Medical Association

    13) CT Academy of Audiology

    14) CT Academy of Physician Assistants

    15) CT Association for Community Transportation

    16) CT Association for Healthcare at Home

    17) CT Association of Public School Superintendents

    18) CT Chapter, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials

    19) CT Family Resource Centers Alliance

    20) CT Realtors

    21) Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc.

    22) EASTCONN

    23) FreedomCare

    24) Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC

    25) H&R Block

    26) Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc.

    27) Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

    28) National Council on Compensation Insurance

    29) National Safety Council

    30) Natural Resources Defense Council

    31) Petros Credit Strategies LLC

    32) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association

    33) Probate Assembly

    34) Regional Education Service Center Alliance

    35) Save the Sound (Formerly CT Fund for the Environment)

    36) Scale Microgrids Solutions Operating, LLC

    37) Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC

    38) Sunnova

    39) Sunrun

    40) Sunrun, Inc.

    41) The Workplace

    42) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

    43) Vivint Solar

    44) Yale New Haven Health System