As Commissioner, he specializes in Electric Industry­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ issues. Commissioner DelGobbo serves on the National Association Regulatory Utility Commissioners committees on Electricity and International Relations. He is a member of the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board, serves on the Board of Advisors for the CT Institute for Sustainable Energy and on the Board of Managers for the New England States Committee on Electricity.

Commissioner DelGobbo served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1997 to 2008 where he earned bi-partisan respect for his knowledge on Energy and State Budget issues. DelGobbo held a variety of committee assignments during his tenure including the Finance, Public Safety and Regulation Review committees as well as serving as the Ranking member of both the Energy and Appropriations Committees. He also served on the Finance Advisory Council, Medicaid Managed Care Council and the Connecticut Hospitals Task Force.

As a legislator, DelGobbo played a key role in the development of significant state initiatives in the Energy, Telecommunications, and Water industries.  In 2005, DelGobbo was a principal co-author of the State’s “Energy Independence Act.” He was a member of Governor Rell’s working group to develop her “Energy Vision” policy for the state.  DelGobbo also co-authored 2008 legislation to dramatically transform the state’s long-term care system to provide seniors and others with disabilities an opportunity to receive in-home care. 

Commissioner DelGobbo has demonstrated a lifelong passion for community service and has earned a reputation as a hardworking and effective advocate. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of numerous civic organizations including the United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls (past President), Naugatuck YMCA (President) and the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and is a Justice of the Peace.

His prior civic and community service includes: Naugatuck Board of Mayor and Burgesses and Boards of Finance and Ethics; Board of Directors of the Naugatuck Valley Development Corporation; Griffin Hospital Board of Corporators; Waterbury Symphony, Naugatuck Day Care and Naugatuck Ambulance. DelGobbo has also served as a volunteer for USAID-IRI programs in the emerging democracies of Poland, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Indonesia.

DelGobbo was named “Legislator of the Year” by several organizations including: the Northeast Energy Efficiency Council, the CT Water Works Association, CT Association of Non-Profits, CT Association of Home Care and Hospice, CT Connecticut Association of Building Contractors, and the CT Commission on Aging. Commissioner DelGobbo has also been the recipient of numerous honors for his efforts on behalf of many community, civic and business organizations.

Chairman DelGobbo is a resident of Naugatuck, CT.