▁Som ers ▁R TC . ▁ ▁A ▁wid ow , ▁who ▁has ▁since ▁rem ar ried , ▁Bac chio chi ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁mother ▁to ▁two ▁young ▁sons . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Allen ▁Bac chio chi , ▁former ▁first ▁select man ▁of ▁Staff ord . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁at ▁legisl ature ▁Bac chio chi ▁was ▁the ▁House ' s ▁ranking ▁member , ▁or ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁deleg ation , ▁on ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ' s ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Development ▁Committee . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁ranking ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Intern ship ▁Committee , ▁which ▁she ▁previously ▁cha ired , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Legisl ative ▁Intern ship ▁Program ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁Republican ▁Office . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Security ▁Committee ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁bill ▁screen ing ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁Republic ans . ▁ ▁She ▁previously ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Select ▁Committee ▁for ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁the ▁Com merce ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Political ▁st ances ▁Bac chio chi ▁is ▁a ▁fis cal ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁has ▁offered ▁a ▁vi able ▁" No ▁Tax ▁In cre ase ▁Bud get " ▁each ▁year ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Regarding ▁other ▁conserv ative ▁st ances , ▁Bac chio chi ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁R if le ▁Association , ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁contract ing ▁reform ▁legisl ation ▁put ▁forth ▁by ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁no - tax - in