Michael Cicchetti joins Senate Republicans as general counsel.

Michael Cicchetti, former undersecretary at the Office of Policy and Management (OPM), has joined the Senate Republicans as their lead lawyer. He takes the position vacated by Jason Welch for a seat on the Superior Court. Welch was a member of the Senate Republican caucus from 2011 to 2015.

At OPM, Cicchetti served as  Chairman of the Waterbury Financial Planning and Assistance Board, helping to lead the restoration of that city’s parlous finances. Cicchetti arrives at Senate Republican Office after nearly eight years leading the Connecticut government affairs office of Frontier Communications.

Another top staff member of the caucus, Brian Cafferelli, resigned to become Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection in the Lamont administration.

Published May 23, 2023.