Rutigliano is a small business owner with over 25 years of experience creating jobs. He is a partner in the local SBC Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Southport Brewing Company, Local Kitchen & Beer Bar, and the Sitting Duck Tavern.  David has created hundreds of jobs in Connecticut. Rep Rutigliano has taken his many years of experience running a business and participating in the Connecticut economy, and brought those skills to Hartford in an effort to improve the state’s economic situation and increase opportunities for Trumbull families. 

A former member of both the Trumbull Board of Finance as well as the Trumbull Economic Development Commission, David lives in the Tashua neighborhood with his wife of 32 years, Michele, and their two boys David & Joseph and rescue dog Brandi “waffles”. They are very active members of their local community and are involved in Trumbull Little League, Trumbull Animal Group, and their local church.