Senate Joint Resolution No. 44 Summary

• Connecticut General Assembly expresses sympathy and condolences on the death of former State Senator Edwin A. Gomes, who passed away on December 22, 2020, at age 84.

• Gomes represented the 23rd senatorial district for more than 12 years (2005-2012 and 2015-2018) and served six terms as State Senator, chairing the Labor and Public Employees and Housing Committees.

• He previously served on the Bridgeport City Council from 1983-1989 and again from 1999 onwards, and was a labor representative at Carpenter Steel and member of the United Steelworkers of America.

• As a State Senator, Gomes supported legislation on job preservation, home ownership, death penalty repeal, education reform, and pardon process reform, and was recognized by the Connecticut Pardon Team in 2012.

• The resolution directs the clerks of the House of Representatives and Senate to send a copy to Gomes' family as an expression of the assembly's high esteem.