The Connecticut Business & Industry Association has tapped a former GOP state lawmaker as its new top lobbyist.
Chris Davis, who is currently the public affairs manager at the quasi-public Connecticut Lottery Corp., will join CBIA as vice president of public policy Oct. 30, the state’s largest business group announced.
He will succeed Eric Gjede, who is leaving CBIA to join Statehouse Associates, an Avon-based lobbying firm run by Andy Markowski.
Gjede will remain with CBIA through the end of the year to assist Davis and the policy team with the transition, CBIA said.
Davis represented the General Assembly’s 57th House District from 2011 to 2021, serving as ranking member of the key Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.
He was one of the architects of the 2017 bipartisan fiscal reforms that created the platform for the state’s current fiscal strength, CBIA said.
“Chris Davis was well known throughout his time in the General Assembly for his willingness to work in a collaborative, bipartisan way,” CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said.“His policy record, leadership experience, and commitment to our state further strengthens CBIA’s mission to boost Connecticut’s economic competitiveness and growth and provide opportunities for all residents.”
