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The Consumer Counsel serves for a 5-year term of office. [25] [26] Following her appointment by Governor Lamont, the current Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman was confirmed by the Connecticut legislature to serve a five-year term in February of 2022.
In December 2014, Harris was nominated to succeed William M. Rubenstein as the Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection. [3] He served as commissioner from 2015 to 2017. On February 24, 2018, Harris officially announced his run for governor of Connecticut. Prior to that date, he had been exploring a run for statewide office.
An Office of Consumer Affairs most often refers to a government office dealing with matters of consumer protection. In different jurisdictions, it may be referred to as a department, an office, a ministry or a more local title. Examples are: California Department of Consumer Affairs; Swedish Consumer Agency
It was formerly named the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security before getting its current title at the beginning of the 117th United States Congress.
The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) is a public advocacy group prominent in Connecticut politics. Founded by politician and consumer advocate Ralph Nader and future Congressman Toby Moffett in 1970, CCAG seeks to promote social, economic, and environmental justice. Past leadership included Miles S. Rapoport, who led the group from 1979 ...
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy. The CFA's website states that its members are nearly 300 consumer-oriented non-profits, each with a combined membership of 50 million people.
National Board for Consumer Complaints (Sweden) National Consumer Agency; New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs; New York State Department of State; Norwegian Consumer Council; Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
Bess Myerson was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay as the first commissioner of the Department for Consumer Affairs in 1969. [2] [3] In 2019, the agency changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to protect workplace safety, paid sick leave laws, and freelancer protection. [4]