Kevin Lembo: Comptroller candidate

Kevin Lembo is the Democratic endorsed candidate in the Aug. 10 primary. His challenger is Mike Jarjura.

Kevin P. Lembo, MPA, has an extensive background in government and health care. He leads the Office of the Healthcare Advocate, an independent state agency, and worked for six years in the office of the state comptroller. He lives in Guilford with his spouse, Charles Frey; they have three children.

Kevin Lembo statement:

As your state healthcare advocate for the last five years, I have had the privilege of fighting on behalf of patients and their families to reverse insurance company denials. Under my leadership, the office helps 2,000-3,000 patients a year and put nearly $20 million back in the pockets of consumers. I’ve built efficiency and accountability into our agency, and demanded it of others. And now I want to bring that same efficiency and accountability to the state comptroller’s office, where I have previously worked for over six years.

As an assistant state comptroller, I worked on issues as diverse as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Rainy Day Fund, health care and health insurance as it relates to state employees, retirees, municipalities, non-profits and small businesses.

Through my work in both offices, I have found that if you treat people like people — with respect; do what you say you’re going to do, and tell them the truth; listen and act on their praise and their concerns; continually modify and improve your business practice; and, squeeze every nickel of your budget; then, and only then, can you provide a public service for people that they both value and support.

As comptroller, I would like to work with the next governor on making government agencies more efficient, reducing the budget deficit by streamlining healthcare purchasing, and creating a long-term strategic plan for the state to avoid future budget crises. I believe we can make real, sustained change in the way we deliver government services, administer our budget, and approach our growing health care crisis. I know my proven record and expertise will help get Connecticut moving in the right direction again, and together we can reverse the years of neglect our state has suffered to regain the ground we’ve lost.

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