In Mid-October 2003, Connecticut lawmakers formed their sportsmen's caucus. CSF, along with the Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation sponsored a Connecticut Sportsman-Legislator Summit.

Nearly 20 state legislators unanimously echoed Representative Kenneth Del Gobo's recommendation to establish a sportsmen's caucus. State Representatives Arthur O'Neill and Linda Orange were voted as co-chairs in the Connecticut House of Representatives and Senator Bill Aniskovich was named co-chair in the Senate.

"I am extremely pleased to see the creation of this Sportsmen's Caucus in our state legislature and I am excited about its potential to provide a unified leadership voice for sportsmen's issues in our state," said Representative Arthur O'Neill. "I look forward to helping build this caucus into one of the most effective in the nation. Our state, our sportsmen and our natural resources deserve nothing less."

The Constitution State has 297,000 hunters and anglers who spend $339-million annually and support 5,500 jobs.

CONNECTICUT CAUCUS LEADERSHIP