President Trump Appoints Connecticut Representative John Frey as Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Member

President Donald J. Trump has appointed Connecticut State Representative John Frey as an Advisory Council on Historic Preservation general public member. 

Frey took the oath of office today for a term ending June 10, 2024.

“As a dedicated public servant, Rep. Frey’s state and local experiences as well as background in the real estate industry will only enhance the ACHP’s engagement we would like to pursue with state legislature networks and the national preservation program,” Chairman Aimee Jorjani said.

Frey is a real estate broker and lifelong resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut. He is a former trustee of the Ridgefield Historical Society, and was a member of the State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Commission. Frey was first elected as a state representative in 1999 and was instrumental in securing $5 million in funding in 2002 for the preservation of the 460-acre Bennett’s Pond State Park—a state-owned public recreation area. In 2019, legislation he sponsored designating municipal “Cultural Districts” embracing a municipality’s arts, historic, and cultural destinations was signed into law. 

Frey replaces Leonard Forsman, chairman of the Suquamish Tribe in Washington, whose term at the ACHP ended in June. Forsman was first appointed to the ACHP in 2013 as its Indian tribe member and was designated as a general public member and ACHP vice chairman by then-President Barack Obama in 2016. He was the first Native American to serve in that role.

About the ACHP: An independent federal agency, the ACHP promotes the economic, educational, environmental, sustainability, and cultural values of historic preservation and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. It also influences federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic and cultural properties. See www.achp.gov for more information.