Meet Stephen King

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Stephen King is a lifelong resident of Connecticut and has been a resident of Andover for 14 years. He is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and the University of Connecticut, and currently works for UConn Health in Farmington. Stephen has been involved in business management throughout most of his career.

Stephen just retired from state military service after having served six years with the First Company Governor’s Footguard. Stephen is eager to dedicate more time to his community, leveraging his leadership, business acumen, and management skills.

Rent Control:

Availability and affordability of housing are dynamic parameters directly related to many factors including the state of the economy. He believes decisions are best left at the local level with minimal state oversight.

Reproductive Rights:

He dislikes how abortion has become such a divisive and politicized issue. A patient, the family, and their doctor should be at the center of this decision within the confines of some generally agreed to moral standards. 

Police Accountability Bill:

He stands in full support of those in uniform who enforce the law and put their lives on the line for the citizens of this state. In certain cases, actions should be examined closely if they fall out of line with training or enforcement standards. But failure of an individual to cooperate with the direction of law enforcement should not be tolerated.

Mandatory Transition to EVs:

He sees the current, forced transition somewhat harsh as it imposes the costs of 175 years of abuse of the environment by the human race on the backs of the middle class. He doesn’t discount the science, and believes we need to make changes, however Stephen believes a more gradual and less burdensome approach would be a better path.

Affordable Housing:

Stephen believes that 8-30g needs more definition to truly clarify the term "affordability" as it appears to be a moving target over time. He sees agreement on both sides of the aisle is needed to put forth effort to make housing affordable for those less fortunate. He agrees that a more pragmatic approach is warranted and would support changes to 8-30g to bring it more in line with our current, or a fluctuating economy, instituting oversight on developers, and require consistency with land use.

Term Limits:

Stephen supports term limits for congress, and has signed a pledge supporting term limits.

Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency:

Stephen expresses concern over rising taxes and spending. He is particularly interested in understanding how the towns allocate tax money and ensure that resources are managed effectively.

Skepticism of Drug Legalization:

Stephen voiced concerns about the legalization of marijuana in Connecticut, questioning how the tax revenue from its sale is managed, particularly in the context of federal banking regulations.