Boys State 2004

Office Holders

State Officials

Office	Name	Hometown	School
Boys Nation Senators	Cameron BellNicholas Leiserson	RiversideNorth Haven	The Brunswick SchoolNo. Haven High School
Governor	George Barchini	Cheshire	Cheshire High School
Lt. Governor	Javon Henderson	Shelton	Shelton High School
Sec. of State	Cameron Bell	Riverside	The Brunswick School
Treasurer	Chinh Nguyen	Bristol	Bristol Central High School
Comptroller	Dave Gruttadauria	Derby	Derby High School
Atty. General	Will Jeffrey	Greenwich	The Brunswick School
Federalist Party Chairman	Mike Stillman	Greenwich	Greenwich High School
Nationalist Party Chairman	Phil Dwire	Tolland	Tolland High School

Mayors

City	Name	Hometown	School
Garfield	Matt LeBeau	East Hartford	E. Hartford High School
Madison	Brandon Sanford	Avon	Avon High School
Polk	Rick Kania	Southington	Southington High School
Washington	Matt Graham	Clinton	The Morgan School

First Selectmen

Town	Name	Hometown	School
Hayes	Eric Melody	Enfield	Enfield High School
Lincoln	Brad Silvia	Newington	Newington High School
Monroe	Thaddeus Fox	Ellington	Ellington High School
Tyler	Marco Allocca	Shelton	Shelton High School

Boys' State Legislative Leaders

Office	Name	Hometown	School
Senate President Pro Tempore	Sam Rosenthal	Middletown	Middletown High School
Senate Clerk	Sam DeGiovanni	Rocky Hill	Rocky Hill High School
Senate Federalist Leader	Chinh Nguyen	Bristol	Bristol Central High School
Senate Nationalist Leader	Warren Kessler	Bethel	Bethel High School
Speaker of the House	Chris Kelley	Thomaston	Thomaston High School
House Clerk	Eddie Guimont	Glastonbury	Glastonbury High School
House Majority Leader	Chris Hayward	Chester	Valley Regional High School
House Minority Leader	Mike Stillman	Greenwich	Greenwich High School

Boys' State Awards

Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2004 Boys' State	George BarchiniMike Stillman	CheshireGreenwich	Cheshire High SchoolGreenwich High School
Francis Burke Redick Award For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure	Philip Dwire	Tolland	Tolland High School
Eliot K. Burr Award For advancing religious aspect of program	William Cayer	Southington	Southington High School
William Jordan Award For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi'	Brandon Sanford	Avon	Avon High School
J. Dean Spencer Award To the outstanding boy in the legislative program	Chris Kelley	Thomaston	Thomaston High School
Yeoman (F) Award To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles	Chinh Nguyen	Bristol	Bristol Central High School
Benjamin Bamford Award To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation	John Chick	East Haven	East Haven High School
Harry R. Bartlett Award To the boy who is outstanding in the senate	Vincent Aloia	Colchester
Mary Alice Cameron Award To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals	Graham Showell	Old Saybrook	Old Saybrook High School
John R. Silvay Award To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program	Victor Monte	Norwalk
Richard William Anderson Award To the boy who best typifies the spirit of partisan politics	Matthew Graham	Clinton	The Morgan School
Robert Robbins Award To the boy who best demonstrates dedication to the ideals of Boys' State	Juliam Perez	Windsor	Windsor High School
Newspaper Award To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper	Ian Yarrett	Greenwich
Newspaper Graphics Award To the boy who contributes most to the graphics of the Boys' State newspaper	Andrew Maury	Manchester

Post 162 Awards To the outstanding individual in each city or town
Garfield	Robert Celentano	Avon
Hayes	Eric Melody	Enfield
Lincoln	Matthew Troy	Amston
Madison	Bill King	Windsor Locks
Monroe	Thaddeus Fox	Ellington
Polk	Anton Mapoy	Bethel
Tyler	Marco Allocca	Shelton
Washington	Brad Rader	Glastonbury