Paul Cicarella is a Republican state senator representing Connecticut's 34th District, which includes the towns of Durham, East Haven, Northford, North Haven, and Wallingford. First elected in 2020, he serves as Senior Deputy Republican Leader . He is a small business owner, including a private investigations agency and National Bug Sweep and Advanced Installations security company, a retired corrections officer with the Connecticut Department of Corrections, and a youth sports coach. Cicarella grew up in East Haven and lives in North Haven with his wife Christy , their two children Giada and Paul III , and two bulldogs. He is active in the community as a volunteer for Mothers Against Drunk Driving , the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and as Vice Chairman of the North Haven Republican Town Committee; he also serves on the North Haven Zoning Board of Appeals and is a founding member of the Joe Abate Charitable Foundation.

Notable achievements and positions: Ranking Member on the General Law and Public Safety & Security Committees; member of the Regulations Review, Veterans’ Affairs, Government Oversight, and Joint Committee on Legislative Management committees. He led bipartisan efforts for a 2023 tax relief package, advocated for public safety measures against juvenile crime, street takeovers, and human trafficking, supported veterans, seniors, children, job creation via Career Accelerator expansion, financial literacy for high schoolers, and energy cost reductions. Awards include the 2017 MADD Community Service Award, induction into the East Haven Alumni Association Hall of Fame for wrestling, and 2022 Legislative Champion of the Year by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. He is Vice-Chair of the Connecticut Future Caucus and announced his candidacy for a third term.

Education and Political Experience

Specific details on formal education are not detailed in available records. His professional experience includes service as a corrections officer, establishment of a private investigations agency handling criminal, personal injury, domestic, and loss prevention cases for businesses, state, and municipalities, and ownership of a security firm. Politically, he entered the Connecticut State Senate in 2020, advancing to leadership roles including Senior Deputy Republican Leader; prior involvement includes the North Haven Republican Town Committee and North Haven Zoning Board of Appeals.