Rob Kane

{{Short description|American politician (1967–2021)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rob Kane | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1967|4|30}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|02|05|1967|4|30}} | death_place = Watertown, Connecticut, U.S. | office = Connecticut Auditor of Public Accounts | alongside = John Geragosian | term_start = January 2, 2017 | term_end = February 5, 2021 |successor = Clark Chapin | state1 = Connecticut | state_senate1 = Connecticut State | district1 = 32nd | term_start1 = 2009 | term_end1 = 2017 | predecessor1 = Louis DeLuca | successor1 = Eric Berthel | party = Republican | majority = | spouse = Marcy Kane (divorced 2016) | children = 2 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Robert J. Kane''' (April 30, 1967 {{ndash}} February 5, 2021) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate, representing the 32nd district from 2009 to 2017,<ref>[http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20120218/sen-rob-kane-announces-plans-to-run-for-reelection Sen. Rob Kane announces plans to run for reelection]</ref> and served as Connecticut state auditor from 2017 until his death in 2021.

Kane was the State Senator for the 32nd senate district, representing part of the Naugatuck River Valley and Litchfield County in the Connecticut Senate, including the towns of Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury (part), Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour (part), Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury. He was appointed to the position of Auditor of Public Accountants in January 2017, and served in the role alongside Democrat John Geragosian. He lived in Watertown, Connecticut.<ref name = obit/>

Kane graduated from Central Connecticut State University and later earned an M.B.A. from the University of New Haven in 2009.

The former state senator's chief accomplishment as a legislator was the Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act, which aimed to protect minors who have been victims of human trafficking and increased penalties for traffickers.

Kane was found dead in his home in Watertown, on February 5, 2021, at the age of 53.<ref name = obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/State-Auditor-Rob-Kane-of-Watertown-dies-15929098.php|title=State Auditor Rob Kane of Watertown dies unexpectedly|work=New Haven Register|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>

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