Connecticut Citizen Action Group

The Connecticut Citizen Action Group, or CCAG, is a public advocacy group prominent in Connecticut politics. Founded by politician and consumer advocate Ralph Nader and future Congressman Toby Moffett in 1970, CCAG seeks to promote social, economic, and environmental justice.

The organization has done extensive campaigning for clean elections, consumer protection, universal healthcare, environmental protection, and against government corruption and war. It is Connecticut's oldest and largest non-profit public interest group, with over 20,000 citizen members within the state.

Some of CCAG's past legislative victories include:

1972 - Expiration dates on Dairy Products 1978 - Nation's second "bottle bill" (5 cent returnables) 1983 - Blocked the I-84 expansion to Rhode Island 1997 - Passage of HUSKY, Health Care for UninSured Kids and Youth 2005 - Passage of the Citizens Election Program, the state's first comprehensive campaign finance reform program

They are not affiliated with any political party and have no set ideology, but regularly endorse electoral candidates and political movements.

The organization is currently based in the West End of Hartford, Connecticut's capitol.

External links

• CCAG Website

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