The Lisa Wexler Show

Mayor Richard A. Moccia

Richard Moccia was elected Mayor of Norwalk in 2005 and re-elected in 2007.

Before becoming mayor, he served on the city’s Common Council, Fire Commission,

Fair Rent Commission, and Redistricting Committee. He is also a former constable, city sheriff, and state marshal.

Mayor Moccia currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, on the Advisory Board of the Courage to Speak Foundation, as chairman of the Land Use Subcommittee of the Connecticut Conference of Mayors, on the Transportation and Water Quality Committee of U.S. Conference of Mayors, and on the Governor’s Early Childhood Research and Policy Council. In addition, he belongs to the Norwalk Republican Town Committee, the Pietro Micca Lodge of the Sons of Italy, the American Legion, and the Norwalk Exchange Club.

Mayor Moccia is a member of The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

Mayor Moccia has attended Norwalk Community College and Sacred Heart University, receiving his degree in business administration from Marywood College in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  A veteran, Mayor Mocciaserved in the U.S. Air Force as a medic.  Mayor Moccia and his wife Barbara spend rare leisure time with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.