2003 State Officials

Office	Name	Hometown	School
Boys Nation Senators	David DeAngelisMark Schneider	North HavenSouth Windsor	North Haven High SchoolSouth Windsor High School
Governor	Nitesh Banta	Stamford	Stamford High School
Lt. Governor	Matthew Cunningham	Lebanon	Windham Tech
Sec. of State	Matthew Flagge	Shelton	St. Joseph High School
Treasurer	Lee Epstein	Greenwich	Greenwich High School
Comptroller	Zach Bucknoff	Riverside	Greenwich High School
Atty. General	Carlos Rivera	West Haven	West Haven High School
Federalist Party Chairman	Steve Lin	Glastonbury	Glastonbury High School
Nationalist Party Chairman	Hutch Williams	Cheshire	Cheshire High School

Mayors

City	Name	Hometown	School
Garfield	Alex Dadakis	Greenwich	Greenwich High School
Jefferson	Nitesh Banta	Stamford	Stamford High School
Lincoln	Colin Huguenel	Guilford	Guilford High School
Polk	Trent Gerbers	Niantic	East Lyme High School

First Selectmen

Town	Name	Hometown	School
Adams	Erik Davidson	Monroe	Masuk High School
Hayes	Shane Nunes	Shelton	Shelton High School
Monroe	Eric Blum	Thomaston	Thomaston High School
Tyler	Ron Solevo	Branford	Branford High School

Boys' State Legislative Leaders

Office	Name	Hometown	School
Senate President Pro Tempore	Mark Schneider	South Windsor	South Windsor High School
Senate Clerk	Matt Broggini	Glastonbury	Glastonbury High School
Senate Majority Leader	David DeAngelis	North Haven	North Haven High School
Senate Minority Leader	Steve Greene	Northfield	Litchfield High School
Speaker of the House	Eric Heiden	Shelton	Shelton High School
House Clerk	Brandon Milardo	Middletown	Middletown High School
House Majority Leader	David Baker	Stafford	Stafford High School
House Minority Leader	Geoff Hiltz	Shelton	Shelton High School

Boys' State Awards

Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2003 Boys' State	Mark Schneider	South Windsor	South Windsor High School
Francis Burke Redick Award For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure	Jonathan Hill	Shelton	Shelton High School
Eliot K. Burr Award For advancing religious aspect of program	Jeff Desrosier	Wethersfield	Wethersfield High School
William Jordan Award For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi'	Kyle Stillwell	Voluntown	Norwich Free Academy
J. Dean Spencer Award To the outstanding boy in the legislative program	Eric Heiden	Shelton	Shelton High School
Yeoman (F) Award To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles	Matt Flagge	Shelton	St. Joseph High School
Benjamin Bamford Award To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation	Jason Crane	Bethlehem	Nonnewaug High School
Harry R. Bartlett Award To the boy who is outstanding in the senate	Steve Greene	Northfield	Litchfield High School
Mary Alice Cameron Award To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals	Erik Davidson	Monroe	Masuk High School
John R. Silvay Award To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program	Justin DeClerk	Ledyard	Ledyard High School
Robert Robbins Award To the boy who typifies the spirit of partisan politics	Hutch Williams	Cheshire	Cheshire High School
Richard Wm. Anderson Award To the boy who dedicated to the principals and ideals of Boys State	Nitesh Banta	Stamford	Stamford High School
Newspaper Awards: Boys' State newspaper journalism awardBoys' State newspaper graphics award	David BakerAndrew Glantz	Stafford SpringsWest Hartford	Stafford High SchoolHall High School

Post 162 Awards To the outstanding individual in each city or town
Adams	Neil Bajorin	Ledyard
Garfield	Chris Kerantzas	Newington
Hayes	Richard Caponera	East Haven
Jefferson	Nitesh Banta	Stamford
Lincoln	Colin Huguenel	Guilford
Monroe	Zach Guglin	Woodbridge
Polk	Trent Gerbers	Niantic
Tyler	Justin Demaris	Bethany