I did not want to avoid service. I did realize reservists could be called up, and that it was something that I wanted to do.

Wall Street Journal cited from the article at The Center for Freedom and Prosperity http://www. Retrieved September 5 2004. 1 million ($30000 more than the repair costs).

He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987 when he was elected to the Connecticut Senate. He was elected state Attorney General in 1990 and served for twenty years.