Mike DeRosa Mike DeRosa for CT Secretary of the State





About Mike

"On November 7, 2006 I want your vote for CT Secretary Of The State. I honestly feel that I am the most qualified candidate for this important position in State Government. My unique experience over the last ten years has prepared me well for this position."
 -- Mike DeRosa

Some of Mike DeRosa's experience that makes him a strong candidate for the CT Secretary of the State:

  • Founder of the non-partisan citizens' organization V.O.T.E.R. (Voter Opportunity Through Election Reform). VOTER helped write and played a significant role recently in passing Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPT) legislation in CT legislation . This legislation requires that every computerized voting machine create a paper copy of each vote that can be used to audit each election thereby protecting your vote from fraud and manipulation.

  • Computer professional who works every day with computers to protect the integrity and appropriate use of computers and software.

  • A litigant (along with the Green Party and many others) in an ACLU federal lawsuit to allow third parties and independent candidates equal treatment under the recently passed CT Campaign Finance Law. The present law discriminates against third parties by requiring them to collect thousands and even hundreds of thousands of signatures to obtain funding from government grants under this law. The major parties are exempt from these requirements.

  • Graduated from the University Of CT with a BA in History. Many post graduate courses in
    Education from Southern CT State University. Taught school for three years in New Haven and
    was head of counseling at O.I.C. in New Haven.

  • Co-founder and currently a Co-Chair of the Green Party of Connecticut

  • Producer of a weekly award winning radio show on WWUH (91.3FM).

  • Unlike some of his opponents, Mike DOES NOT TAKE corporate money from PACs and he is not supported by high-powered party-controlled law firms.

  • Presently residing in Wethersfield CT with his wife, Barbara Barry.

  • Numerous other experiences and awards as political activist and as a supporter of procedural democracy and government for and by the people.

"My slogan is: MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT. With your vote and your support we can make that slogan a reality."