2023 Award Winners
Boys State 2023
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Daniel PichardoJames Murano | NewingtonTrumbull | Newington High SchoolSt. Joseph High School |
Governor | Eddie Ansah | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
Lt. Governor | James Murano | Trumbull | St. Joseph High School |
Sec. of State | Nathan Virtue | Groton | Fitch High School |
Treasurer | Paras Dodd | Hamden | Hamden High School |
Comptroller | Charlie Joiner | Burlington | Lewis Mills High School |
Atty. General | Teagan McNamee | Tolland | Tolland High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Daniel Pichardo | Newington | Newington High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Alex Cavoli | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
Alistair Haglund | Waterford | Waterford High School |
Ernsly Joseph | New London | New London High School |
Graham Kitchin | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Randy Liu | Woodbridge | Amity High School |
Aengus Repeta | Bristol | Bristol Central High School |
Deonte Williams | Hartford | Sports & Medical Sciences Academy |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Polk | Liam Elliot | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
Washington | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Rylan Ricardo | Terryville | Terryville High School |
Lincoln | Charlie Joiner | Burlington | Lewis Mills High School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Daniel Pichardo | Newington | Newington High School |
Senate Clerk | Peter Ivanov | Orange | Hopkins School |
Senate Majority Leader | Patrick O'Sullivan | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Edward Ansah | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
Speaker of the House | Luke Deitelbaum | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
House Clerk | Ryan Alahyari | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
House Majority Leader | Arshaq Ahmed | Milford | Jonathan Law High School |
House Minority Leader |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the outstanding boy of 2023 Boys' State as voted by the delegates | Cy Pavlov | Trumbull | Trumbull High School |
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program | Zachary MaCasland | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Graham Kitchin | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Ryan Alahyari | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | Luke Deitelbaum | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Alistair Haglund | Waterford | Waterford High School |
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Gregory Bound | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Preston Guarda | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Ernsly Joseph | New London | New London High School |
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Paras Dodd | Hamden | Hamden High School |
Robert Robbins Award
To the boy whose dedication to the political process has helped to advance the ideal of American Government and the American Legion Boys State. | Liam Elliott | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Liam Elliott | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
Samsung Scholarship | Noel Villepigue | Weston | Weston High School |
Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Adams | Akhil Manasani | South WIndsor HS |
Lincoln | Charlie Joiner | Lewis Mills HS |
Polk | Martin Fomin | Greenwich HS |
Washington | Arshaq Ahmed | Jonathan Law HS |