December 29, 2014

GOV. MALLOY SELECTS KAREN BUFFKIN AS GENERAL COUNSEL

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is naming Karen Buffkin of Lebanon to serve as General Counsel in the Office of the Governor when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

Buffkin currently serves as Deputy Secretary in the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM), where she also previously served as Undersecretary for Legal Affairs beginning in 2011. In both positions, she has been responsible for playing a key role in preparing the Governor's budget proposals, implementing and monitoring the execution of the adopted budget, drafting budget-related legislation, as well as reviewing regulations and state contracts.

"Throughout my first term in office, I have had the opportunity to work alongside Karen developing policy to ensure that state government becomes leaner and more efficient, while ultimately ensuring that it does its best to serve its citizens well," Governor Malloy said. "Her knowledge and experience will serve her very well in the position as our General Counsel, and I look forward to having her with us in this new capacity."

"I have enjoyed working with Governor Malloy and OPM Secretary Ben Barnes as this administration has reshaped, modernized and addressed the issues facing Connecticut head-on," Buffkin said. "I am honored to continue to serve Governor Malloy and the State of Connecticut."

Prior to her service with OPM, Buffkin was General Counsel for the state Board of Labor Relations. She also served for eight years as General Counsel in the Office of the State Comptroller under the leadership of Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and eight years as Assistant Corporation Counsel and Special Counsel in the City of Hartford.

Buffkin will begin her new position on January 7.

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For Immediate Release: December 29, 2014

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