▁United ▁States , ▁Hawai i , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁business , ▁New ▁England ▁Pro ▁Racing . ▁ ▁Later , ▁he ▁managed , ▁then ▁purchased , ▁a ▁hardware ▁store ▁and ▁founded ▁a ▁hand yman ▁business ▁in ▁West ▁Hart ford . ▁Gal vin ▁is ▁now ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Hart ford - based ▁Connecticut ▁Com mer cial ▁Main ten ance , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁facilities ▁maintenance ▁company . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Hart ford ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁Gal vin ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Adv oc ate ▁Gal vin ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁organ izing ▁West ▁Hart ford ▁community ▁members ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁smart ▁growth ▁and ▁long - term ▁economic ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gal vin ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁other ▁small ▁business ▁own ers ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁small ▁companies ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Small ▁Business es ▁for ▁Health ▁Care ▁Reform . ▁The ▁coal ition ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁S ust i Net ▁plan , ▁a ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁developed ▁by ▁Universal ▁Health ▁Care ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁aim ed ▁at ▁ach ieving ▁universal ▁health ▁care ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁by ▁opening ▁up ▁the ▁existing ▁state ▁employee ▁ins urance ▁pool . ▁Gal vin ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁S ust i Net , ▁which ▁became ▁law ▁in ▁July