2022 – Gary Giannelli - The Glastonbury Educated Voter

Gary Giannelli graduated from Xavier High School in Middletown, CT. He earned a BA in English from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Duke University. Gary went on to management in purchasing, sales, manufacturing, insurance, and distribution. Mr. Giannelli has volunteered at Hartford’s ImmaCare Housing Shelter for over twenty-five years.

He is a Eucharistic Minister, Parish Council president, lector and a volunteer Catechist at St Augustine Parish. Gary has also served on the Glastonbury Department of Emergency Management for the last six years.

Whoever has love in their heart always has something to give..
Paraphrase of Pope John XXIII

Glastonbury Citizen Ads

Gary has posted an ad for this website in the Glastonbury Citizen as part of his campaign ads. Gary understands that this gives his opponent equal opportunity, and still has done so.

Gary In the Citizen

Gary has a lengthy interview in the Glastonbury Citizen where he went into a deep dive into a variety of topics. You can read the article here

Meeting with Gary

Gary was kind enough to meet with us for an extended meeting to cover a number of topics that are important. We have included summaries of each of these descriptions below.

Abortion Rights : Gary believes that life begins at conception. Gary would not support any expansion of abortions, and would rather see less than more. Gary does not support late term abortions. Gary believes exceptions should be made for risk of the mother, rape or incest. Gary supports giving women the tools to consider options other than abortion, and Gary believes we should help new mothers become successful parents.
Business : We need tax policies that encourage businesses to operate here in Connecticut, and not just high taxes onto the customers. Gary will work to promote policy that makes it easier to get started in businesses, and less expensive to stay in business.
Economy : Connecticut is a very expensive state to live in. There is not a tax Connecticut does not like, and there is not a budget Connecticut won’t spend. We need budgets that make sense.
Education : Schools should increase focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) to increase our children’s ability to succeed. This can be done without sacrificing focus in the arts — as arts and education go hand in hand. Moral values should be taught by parents and not teachers as parents are the primary teachers of children. Gary believes the tax dollars should follow the student.
Energy : Gary believes the answer to the question “What kind of energy should we use?” is “All of the above — on a practical timeline”. Gary will stop the unnecessarily increases of our Eversource power bill by holding regulatory committees accountable.
Vocational Training : College is not right for everyone. Gary supports high school vocational training to help students succeed right out of school.
Environment : Connecticut continues to have a clean environment — and practical regulations need to be enforced to secure the environment without hurting business.
Right to Bear Arms : Gary is a lifetime member of the NRA. He supports common sense regulations like background checks and red flag laws. Gary would repeal the bill preventing the sale of semi automatic rifles.
LGBTQ+ : Gary believes that we’re all God’s children and we should all be treated with dignity and respect. He would not discriminate, and will ensure that we stop indoctrination.
Election Security : Elections should be secure. Gary supports voter ID laws, and supports free IDs for every citizen. Gary accepts the outcome of the 2020 election and wants any irregularities in that, or any other, election investigated. Gary supports a national or state holiday for election day.
Safety : Gary supports police and law enforcement, and believes that qualified immunity can be restored with fair and practical oversight. Gary is against any revolving door policy that allows criminals to get back onto the street.