| State
Senate Republican Leader Louis C. DeLuca (R-Woodbury) was
presented with the 2003 Patriot Award by the Coalition of
Connecticut Sportsmen (CCS) for his “unwavering support
in protecting and promoting sportsmen’s issues.”
The CCS is a statewide organization of hunters, trappers,
boaters and land use activists who advocate on behalf of wildlife
conservation and 2nd amendment issues.
“I am honored that the CCS chose to
recognize me this year with the Patriot’s Award, and
I appreciate their years of dedicated advocacy on behalf
of Connecticut sportsmen,” said Senator DeLuca. “The
CCS have always done a good job of taking emotionally charged
issues and boiling them down to the basic facts. The sportsmen
of Connecticut are lucky to have such an effective and knowledgeable
organization representing their interests at the state capitol.”
The CCS were founded in 1991, and serve
as the only sportsmen organization in the state singularly
dedicated to the protection, promotion and preservation
of hunting, fishing, trapping and the scientific wildlife
management programs which support them. The organization
publishes a well-known monthly update entitled “Hook
and Bullet.”
“Senator
DeLuca is the kind of legislator we enjoy dealing with at
the state capitol. He has a common sense approach to governing
that values the facts over emotion when dealing with the
issues. We were eager to honor him for his years of work
on behalf of conservation efforts and defending the rights
of sportsmen,” said Bob Crook, Executive Director
of the CCS. |
