Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Bryan Cafferelli to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. If confirmed, he will replace Michelle Seagull, who announced her plans to step down last December after seven years as commissioner.
Cafferelli currently serves as legal counsel of the Connecticut Senate Republican Office, where he has worked since January 2019. Earlier in his career, he was a drug control attorney for the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, a special deputy assistant state”™s attorney for the Office of the State”™s Attorney in the Judicial District of Stamford, and chief of staff and legal counsel for former Lt. Governor Michael Fedele.
“Bryan has extensive experience working in and around Connecticut state government, including serving for several years as an attorney for the Department of Consumer Protection in a role that required him to oversee the agency”™s drug enforcement cases, which is one of the most significant responsibilities of our time,” Lamont said. “Additionally, he is strongly aligned with our administration”™s mission of protecting consumers while also streamlining processes to make it easier for the residents and businesses of our state to interact with their government.”
