1. Luke Aaron Bronin was born on June 30,1979 and is an American politician and lawyer who was the 67th mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, serving from January 1,2016, to January 1,2024.
19 Facts About Luke Bronin
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Luke Bronin previously served as general counsel for the Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy.
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Luke Bronin worked in the private sector, at The Hartford Financial Services Group, as chief of staff to the President of the Hartford's Property and Casualty Division.
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Luke Bronin was born in Westchester County, New York and completed high school at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire before he attended Yale University as an undergraduate.
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Luke Bronin returned to the United States to earn a JD degree at Yale Law School.
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Luke Bronin is a partner at the private law firm Hinckley Allen LLP.
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In 2004, Bronin ran the re-election campaign of Democratic state senator Andrew J McDonald.
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In 2006, Luke Bronin served as deputy campaign manager for Dannel Malloy's run for Governor of Connecticut.
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Luke Bronin served as a commissioned intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve.
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Luke Bronin was a member of the military's anti-corruption task force during his deployment to Afghanistan from September 2010 to April 2011.
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Luke Bronin first served as Senior Advisor to his former boss, the Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury Neal Wolin.
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Luke Bronin was then named Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.
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Luke Bronin won the general election on November 3,2015.
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Luke Bronin abandoned his bid in April 2018 after failing to gain traction.
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In January 2019, Luke Bronin announced he would seek reelection for Mayor of Hartford.
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Luke Bronin faced challenges in the Democratic primary from former Mayor Eddie Perez, first elected in 2001 but who resigned from office in 2010 after being convicted on corruption charges, and Connecticut State Representative Brandon McGee.
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In 2022, Luke Bronin announced he would not seek a third term as mayor.
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Luke Bronin is a professor at University of Connecticut Law School and is a past president of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association.
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Luke Bronin is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer, with a self-titled album of seven songs.