Background
Belden, Richard O. was born on August 13, 1934 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of Elbridge F. and Margaret (Cowles) Belden.
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Richard O. Belden
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Student, University Philippines, 1960-1961.
Career
Former corporator Griffin Hospital & Hewitt Member Hospital. Factory worker Sponge Rubber Products, 1952—1955. Executive Sikorsky Aircraft Division, United Technology, 1961—1999.
Member Republican Town Committee, Shelton, Connecticut, from 1964, Board Apportionment & Taxation, 1967—1971. Alderman, 1972—1973; member building committee, 1972—1973. Member & vice chairman Shelton Sewer Comn., 1972—1975.
Board member tax review, 1974, Shelton Senior Citizen Building Committee, 1991. Assistant minority leader District 113, 1981—1983, General Assembly, Connecticut, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999—2001, deputy speaker, 1983, deputy minority leader, 1987, 1989, 1991, deputy minority leader at large, from 1993. Director Resource Recovery Authority, Connecticut, 1985—2001.
Dean of house, ranking member Finance, Revenue & Building Committee. Member Labor Committee, Public Employees Committee, Legislative Management Committee. Citizen advisor board member Emmett O'Brien Technology School.
Corporator Birmingham Group, from 1990. Director Valley Substance Abuse Action Council, from 1991. Board chairman Institute Municipal Studies, Connecticut, from 1996.
State representative District 113, from 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Member Republican Town Committee, Shelton, Connecticut, since 1964, member Board Apportionment and Taxation, 1967-1971, alderman, 1972-1973, member building committee, 1972-1973, member, vice chairman Shelton Sewer Committee, 1972-1975, member Board Tax Review, 1974. Trustee St. Margaret Mary Church, since 1978. Director Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority, since 1985.
Member Citizen Advisory Board, Emmett O'Brien Technology School. Corporator Griffin Hospital & Hewitt Memorial Hospital, Derby Savings Bank. Member Huntington History Society.
Member Army Aviation Association.
Connections
Married Bertha M. Kurtyka, 1956.
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Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican
Career
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1952 - 1955
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1961 - 1999
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1961 - 1999
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1967 - 1971
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1972 - 1975
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1977
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1979
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1981 - 1983
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1981
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1983
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1983
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1985 - 2001
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1987
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1989
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1991
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1993
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1995
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1997
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1999 - 2001
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