The Office of State Ethics (OSE) is an independent watchdog agency for the State of Connecticut. The OSE administers Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 10, Part I for Public Officials and Part II for Lobbyists.
The mission of the Office of State Ethics is to ensure honesty, integrity and accountability in state government through education, interpretation and enforcement of the State of Connecticut Codes of Ethics. We encourage you to spend time on this site and to call our office with any questions.
Contact Us
Agency Address:
Office of State Ethics
165 Capitol Avenue
Suite 1200
Hartford, CT 06106
Main Phone Number: 860-263-2400
Fax Number: 860-263-2402
Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board
Business Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Specific Contacts
For the most timely responses, please be sure to direct your questions to the appropriate e-mail address; for example, with lobbyist filing concerns such as, "my password didn’t work" please be sure to send your query to lobbyist.ose@ct.gov
- Advice Regarding Code of Ethics: ethics.code@ct.gov
- Lobbyist Filing/Reporting Questions: lobbyist.ose@ct.gov
- Public Official Filing/Reporting Questions: sfi.ose@ct.gov
- Enforcement: ethics.enforcement@ct.gov
- All Other Inquiries: ose@ct.gov