Geoff Luxenberg


Geoffrey R. Luxenberg was an elected official in the Connecticut General Assembly. He served in office from 2011 to 2015 representing the 12th Assembly District of Manchester, CT. Geoff is a lifelong Democrat.

Biography

Luxenberg was born on October 20, 1983 in Connecticut. He graduated from Hall High School in 2002. In 2005 he graduated from North Carolina State University. He married his wife, Kelly, on June 11, 2011. He also owned and operated a small business. He co-founded the Vinci Group in 2010. He now works in the private sector.

Career

Luxenberg formerly served on the Manchester Board of Education. He was the Vice President of the Manchester Foundation for Public Schools and served on the Commission on Elderly Services and People with Disabilities and the Commission on Aging for the Town of Manchester.
During his first term in the General Assembly, he secured $300,000 in state funds to complete Manchester's sidewalk upgrade project and $450,000 for the renovation of Whiton Library. He was instrumental in passing a law to divest state resources from Iran, helped cut the business entity tax for small businesses to once every other year and supported the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC.
In 2013, he took on a number of initiatives including expanding awareness on illnesses and diseases that affect children and seniors, and took bold positions on gun control and school safety. He also fought to preserve funding for the Children's Trust Fund to prevent child abuse and neglect.
He served as the Vice Chair of the Banks Committee. He sat on the Finance, Review, and Bonding Committee and the Committee on Veteran's Affairs.
He is currently running for a second term.

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