Fred Camillo
{{short description|American politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fred Camillo
| image = File:Camillo gpd best.png
| caption =
| office1 = First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut
| term_start1 = December 1, 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Peter Tesei
| successor1 =
| state_house2 = Connecticut
| district2 = 151st
| term_start2 = January 7, 2009
| term_end2 = December 2, 2019
| predecessor2 = Claudia Powers
| successor2 = Harry Arora
| birth_name = Alfred Francis Camillo, Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|6|3}}
| birth_place = Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
| residence = Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
| party = Republican
| education = Greenwich High School
| alma_mater = Manhattanville College (BS, MS)
| website = {{URL|fredcamillo.wordpress.com|Official website}}
| signature = Fred_Camillo_signature.png
}}
Alfred Francis Camillo, Jr.{{Cite web |title=Alfred Camillo - Sunday, February 14th, 2010 |url=https://memorials.castiglionefh.com/Camillo-Alfred/1858436/obituary.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=memorials.castiglionefh.com |language=en}}United States Public RecordsPublic Voter Records known as Fred Camillo (born June 3, 1962) is an American politician who has served as the First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, since 2019. He previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district from 2009 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/seeking-fourth-term-state-rep-fred-camillo-wants-to-take-nothing-for-granted-71489/ |title=Seeking Fourth Term, State Rep Fred Camillo Wants to Take Nothing for Granted |publisher=Greenwich Free Press |date=2016-09-02 |access-date=2019-07-05}}{{cite web|last=Frissell |first=Peregrine |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Camillo-wins-reelection-10602649.php |title=Camillo wins reelection |publisher=GreenwichTime |date=2016-11-08 |access-date=2019-07-05}}
Early life and education
Camillo was born June 3, 1962, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Alfred Al Camillo, Sr.{{Cite web |title=Al Camillo Obituary (2010) - Greenwich, CT - The Advocate |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stamfordadvocate/name/al-camillo-obituary?id=21948178 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Legacy.com}} and Marie Albano Prizio. with both paternal and maternal families emigrating from Calabria, Naples, and Sicily in the southern part of Italy at the turn of the 20th Century.
He grew in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Connecticut. Initially, he did not complete a tertiary education and after graduating from Greenwich High School began to operate a recycling company as a small business owner.{{Cite web |title=Camillo Adjusting to Role as Greenwich’s First Selectman |url=https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2020/01/15/camillo-adjusting-to-role-as-greenwichs-first-selectman/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Greenwich Sentinel |language=en-US}} He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Manhattanville College later in life.{{cite web|url=https://www.cthousegop.com/camillo/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106203532/https://www.cthousegop.com/camillo/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-11-06 |title=Fred Camillo - About |publisher=Cthousegop.com |access-date=2020-01-15}} He is a relative of Italian-American politicians Albert P. Morano and Michael L. Morano.{{cite web|last=Fry |first=Ethan |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/elections/greenwichtime/article/Greenwich-First-Selectman-Candidate-Fred-Camillo-14495330.php |title=Greenwich First Selectman Candidate: Fred Camillo |publisher=CTInsider.com |date=2019-10-05 |access-date=2020-01-15}}
Career
Since Camillo initially didn't pursue a college education, he was primarily active as a small business owner operating a recycling company in Greenwich between 1984 and 2011 which was last known as Greenwich Recycling Company. He has also worked as a high school teacher, baseball coach and real estate professional. Camillo served on the boards of the Greenwich Council of Boy Scouts, Greenwich Baseball Foundation, Greenwich Junior Babe Ruth League, the Greenwich Old Timers Athletic Association, the Cos Cob Association and Adopt-a-Dog.{{Cite web |title=Fred Camillo {{!}} Greenwich, CT |url=https://www.greenwichct.gov/1582/Fred-Camillo |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.greenwichct.gov}}
Political career
Camillo was elected in the Connecticut House of Representatives, assuming office on January 7, 2009, succeeding incumbent Claudia Powers (R). He was a member of the Commerce, Higher Education and Employment Advancement, and Public Safety and Security Committees of the Connecticut House. He also served as an Assistant Minority Leader of the Connecticut House. He resigned from his position December 2, 2019.
On November 5, 2019, Camillo won the race for First Selectman of Greenwich against opponent Jill Oberlander with 57.36% of the vote against Oberlander's 42.64%.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2019/11/06/all-final-election-results/ |title=All Final Election Results |publisher=Greenwichsentinel.com |date=2019-11-06 |access-date=2020-01-15}} On November 2, 2021, Camillo won re-election over Democrat William Kelly with 11,138 votes, or just over 67% of the vote. In 2022, Camillo called for repealing a law that allowed for the construction of dense housing in localities if localities cannot demonstrate that the housing would adversely affect health, safety, and environment. He argued that municipalities should maintain local control when it comes to decisions to address the issue of housing instead of having it come through state mandates.{{Cite news |last=Prevost |first=Lisa |date=2022-09-04 |title=Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/04/realestate/connecticut-affordable-housing-apartments.html |access-date=2022-09-04 |issn=0362-4331}}
Camillo was re-elected to a third term in 2023, defeating challenger Laura Erickson with 60% of the vote.
Personal life
Camillo resides in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Electoral history
=2023=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Greenwich First Selectman general election, 2023{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Richard |title=Greenwich Election Results 2023: Vote Totals For Every Race |language=en-US |work=Patch |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-election-results-2023-vote-totals-every-race}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=11,620|percentage=59.61%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Laura Erickson|votes=7,876|percentage=40.39%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=19,496|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Greenwich First Selectman general election, 2021{{Cite news |title=Office of the Secretary of State |url=https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/30706/}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=11,138|percentage=67.10%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=William Kelly|votes=5,460|percentage=32.90%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=16,598|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Greenwich First Selectman general election, 2019{{Cite news |title=Office of the Secretary of State |url=https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/780}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo
|votes=10,045|percentage=57.37%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jill Oberlander|votes=7,466|percentage=42.63%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=17,511|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2018{{Cite news |title=Office of the Secretary of State |url=https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/3978}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo |votes=5,918|percentage=54.13%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent Party of Connecticut|candidate=Fred Camillo |votes=227|percentage=2.08%}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|party=Total|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=6,145|percentage=56.21%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Laura Kostin|votes=4,786|percentage=43.79%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=10,931|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2016{{Cite news |title=Office of the Secretary of State |url=https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/4795/}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=7,321|percentage=60.34%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dita Bhargava|votes=4,812|percentage=39.66%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=12,133|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=5,909|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=5,909|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=7,313|percentage=66.11%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=David A. Rafferty|votes=3,749|percentage=33.89%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=11,062|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo (incumbent)|votes=5,342|percentage=64.21%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Claude Johnson|votes=2,977|percentage=35.79%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=8,319|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Connecticut's 151st House of Representatives district election, 2008}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Fred Camillo
|votes=5,932|percentage=55.36%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Edward Krumeich|votes=4,784|percentage=44.64%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=10,716|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly