State Senator Joe Markley represents the 16th Senatorial District, which
includes the towns of Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott and
Waterbury.
Joe is a Southington native, descended through his mother, Priscilla
Cowles, from a family which has resided in town continuously since the
1730s. Joe was educated in the Southington School System, graduating
from Southington High School in 1974. He earned a bachelor’s degree
magna cum laude from Amherst College, and a master’s degree in English
from Columbia University.
Joe was elected to the State Senate in 1984 – the first town resident to
sit in that chamber in over forty years. As a freshman legislator, Joe
chaired the Human Services Committee and the Welfare Subcommittee of
Appropriations. In those roles, he crafted and sponsored the legislation
which created the first home care program for seniors.
When Lowell Weicker proposed the state income tax, Joe fought back. As
cofounder of the Connecticut Taxpayers Committee, he organized the
massive Axe the Tax rally that drew 65,000 citizens to the state
capitol.
Joe returned to the Senate in 2010, where he successfully challenged the
Skullduggery tax, raised awareness of the New Britain to Hartford
Busway boondoggle, and developed legislation to help adolescents with
drug abuse. As Dan Malloy’s most outspoken critic, he continues to fight
for freedom and prosperity – opposing the largest tax increase in state
history and advocating real cuts in runaway spending.
Joe has been employed as an English teacher at the college and secondary
level, as executive director of state and national trade associations,
and as campaign manager for congressional and statewide races. He is a
tireless advocate of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and
personal liberty.

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