Kevin P. Lembo (born September 6, 1963) is a Democratic elected official who served as the Connecticut State Comptroller, the statewide elected official responsible for reporting on state finances, administering health care plans for public employees and retirees, and paying the state's bills. He took office on January 5, 2011 and resigned effective December 31, 2021. Lembo is the first openly gay individual to be elected to statewide office in Connecticut. Biography In 2004, Lembo became Connecticut's first State Healthcare Advocate, and was reconfirmed to the position in 2008. Along with Nancy Wyman, his predecessor in the Comptroller's office, he was co-chair of the state SustiNet healthcare plan. In 2010, Lembo won the endorsement of the Connecticut Democratic Party at their state convention, and later defeated Waterbury, CT mayor Michael Jarjura in the August 10, 2010 Democratic primary. In the November 2 general election, he defeated Republican candidate Jack Orchulli. Lembo won a second term by defeating Republican Sharon McLaughlin in 2014. After declining to pursue a run for Governor in 2018, Lembo won a third term as Comptroller by defeating Republican Kurt Miller of Seymour in a landslide victory. As Comptroller, Lembo has launched several transparency websites and won a political victory when Governor Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, signed an Executive Order creating a database of state business tax credits at Lembo's insistence. In 2013, the Council on Freedom of Information awarded Lembo the Bice Clemow Freedom of Information Award in recognition of his commitment to transparency. Lembo and Malloy clashed frequently. Lembo opposed several of Malloy's economic development projects including a $22 million grant to Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. Lembo also voted against a $10 million study regarding highway tolls. The two have also disagreed numerous times over the status of Connecticut's financial outlook. Lembo co-chaired the Connecticut Retirement Security Board in 2016, earning passage of legislation aimed at giving private-sector workers access to retirement savings accounts if one is not offered by their employer. The program is estimated to serve approximately 600,000 Connecticut workers. In 2018, Lembo authored legislation forcing pharmaceutical corporations to disclose details of how they set prescription drug prices. The bill passed the General Assembly unanimously. As Comptroller, he has often clashed with drug companies, banning compound drug sales that cost millions of dollars per year and uncovering a kickback scheme that has resulted in a lawsuit by the