Get to Know Jason
State Representative Jason Buchsbaum is seeking reelection to continue representing Connecticut's 69th House District, which includes Bridgewater, a portion of New Milford, Roxbury, and a majority of Southbury. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, with early voting starting on October 19.
COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE
Jason currently serves as State Representative for the 69th House District. He is a member of the General Assembly's Public Safety and Security, Energy and Technology, and Commerce Committees. Before being elected as State Representative, Jason was elected to five terms on the Southbury Board of Selectmen, where he served as Chairman Pro Tempore and played a central role in the Town's effort to form an independent police department. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Charter Revision Commission (2013-2014). Before moving to Southbury in 2009, he served as an elected member of the Seymour Board of Education.
Throughout his time in public service, Jason has taken a results-driven, data-based approach to decision making, while also advocating for transparency, civil discourse, and collaboration in government. Jason has prioritized fiscal responsibility through budgetary oversight, as well as support for education and local emergency services. He is a strong supporter of local police, fire, EMS and emergency management teams. He is known as a consensus builder who focuses on results over partisan politics.
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Jason's priorities include lowering Connecticut's exorbitant energy costs, supporting public safety and emergency services, opposing unfunded mandates and excessive legislative overreach, and protecting the right of our towns to govern themselves. His focus in the year ahead will remain supporting common sense policies to make Connecticut more affordable and reduce the cost of living.
Jason has always had a passion for public service, and has always looked for ways to serve his community. He is looking forward to continuing his service in Hartford as your State Representative to help build a stronger, more prosperous, and more affordable Connecticut.
ADVOCATE FOR THE 69TH DISTRICT
Jason's service in Hartford has been both rewarding and productive, and he has valued the opportunity to connect with many residents and local leaders across Bridgewater, New Milford, Roxbury and Southbury. Jason is passionate about public service and is looking forward to continuing to serve the residents of the 69th District: “I have the professional experience, the record of government service, and the drive and ability to get things done. Our residents deserve strong, common sense leadership in Hartford. It would be my great honor to continue representing the citizens of the 69th District to help build a more affordable and prosperous Connecticut.”
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Jason attended the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he obtained his B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science with a minor in Economics. During his time in Washington, he took full advantage of the opportunities available to him to get involved in government, working as a White House intern and as a clerk for the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Jason always knew that he wanted to return to Connecticut and become a lawyer. After college, he attended the University of Connecticut School of Law and obtained his juris doctor with high honors in 2005. During law school, Jason had the opportunity to work at the Capitol for a legislator as part of a class in legislative process.
After graduating law school, Jason joined the law firm Cohen and Wolf, P.C., where he has worked his entire legal career. He became a partner of the firm in 2013. Jason practices in the areas of litigation and municipal law, regularly representing individual, corporate and municipal clients in a variety of matters, and leads the firm's Municipal Practice Group. He also serves as an Attorney Trial Referee, fact finder, and an arbitrator for the Judicial District of Danbury.
PERSONAL LIFE
He met his wife Lauren when they were first year students at UCONN Law School. After a judicial clerkship and a time working in private practice, Lauren is now Vice President and General Counsel to a leading educational products company, with global operations and offices nationwide.
Jason and Lauren got engaged after graduation and taking the bar exam. Shortly after getting married, the two moved to Southbury to start a family. Jason and Lauren have two sons who attend Region 15 schools. The family’s weekends are spent at local youth sporting events and activities, and with family and friends.
Jason is a lifelong Connecticut resident, and grew up volunteering at a western horse farm. He continues to ride and has a western Quarter Horse, Nevada, at a farm in Southbury.