Danbury Councilman Thomas Saadi has accepted an appointed as General Counsel and Legislative Director of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs by VA Commissioner Sean Connolly.
Saadi, who begins work at the State VA on Friday, served for fifteen years as an Assistant Attorney General and Special Prosecutor with the Office of the Connecticut Attorney General. While there Saadi worked in the Consumer Protection division enforcing Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, represented the State on several multi-state legal working groups, prosecuted contractors, and was selected by former Attorney General Blumenthal to Co-Chair the Attorney General's Veterans and Service members Advisory Response Team. "I truly enjoyed my years with the Attorney General's Office and look forward to applying the skills I learned there along with my experiences as member of the US military to help veterans and service members statewide" said Saadi who is a Major in the Army Reserve serving with the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion Danbury.