Sean Scanlon is a husband, dad of two boys and the 67th State Comptroller of Connecticut. 

 

The son of a police officer and small business owner, Sean grew up in Guilford and attended Guilford public schools. Raised by his single mother, Sean saw firsthand how hard families work to make ends meet and how difficult it can be to afford healthcare and prescription drugs. He worked his way through high school and Boston College, and those experiences shaped his commitment to making Connecticut more affordable and giving every family a fair shot.

 

From 2015 to 2023, Sean served as the State Representative for the 98th District in the Connecticut General Assembly. He went to Hartford with a simple goal: to make life a little easier for the families who work hard, play by the rules, and deserve a government that works for them. As as a legislator, Sean wrote and passed legislation protecting people with pre-existing conditions from insurance discrimination, established the lowest monthly co-pay cap for insulin in the nation at $25, prevented insurance companies from covering mental health different than physical health, required health insurance plans to cover ten "Essential Health Benefits" such as maternity care and hospital visits, and created Connecticut's first prescription drug price transparency law requiring drug companies to justify large price increases. As chairman of the Finance Committee in his final term, he fought for tax relief for working families and helped pass the largest tax cut in state history.

 

As Comptroller, Sean has continued fighting to lower costs, protect taxpayers, and make government work better. He led the first meaningful municipal pension reforms in 80 years, helping save Connecticut towns $800 million, and has helped the state save nearly $1 billion through pension and healthcare reforms. His audits have exposed waste and fraud, including the misuse of state-issued credit cards and abuse of the disability pension system, while his investigations have helped protect tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. He created the state’s first prescription drug discount card, dramatically expanded Connecticut’s small business retirement program, MyCTSavings, and has championed efforts to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.