Luke Bronin

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Luke Bronin
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Bronin in 2018
67th Mayor of Hartford
In office
January 1, 2016 –January 1, 2024
Children3
Education Yale University (BA, JD)
Balliol College, Oxford (MSc)
Military service
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Rank Lieutenant
Unit United States Navy Reserve
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan [1]

Luke Aaron Bronin [2] (born June 30, 1979) [3] is an American politician and lawyer who was the 67th mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, serving from January 1, 2016, to January 1, 2024. [4] [5]

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He previously served as general counsel for the Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. Before that, he served in two senior posts at the United States Department of the Treasury during President Barack Obama's first term: as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and then as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. [6]

Bronin has served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and was deployed to Afghanistan and assigned to the Anti-Corruption Task Force. [7] He also 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. [8] In December 2014, the law firm Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP announced Bronin would become a partner. [9] He is a member of the Democratic Party. [10]

Early life and education

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. Upon graduation he attended the Balliol College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He returned to the United States to earn a J.D. degree at Yale Law School. [11] [12]

Career

After graduation from Yale Law School, Bronin joined The Hartford Insurance Company in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford, where he worked first as associate counsel and assistant to the general counsel, and then as chief of staff to the President of The Hartford's Property and Casualty Division Neal Wolin. [13] [14] He is a partner at the private law firm Hinckley Allen LLP. [9]

Early political work

In 2004, Bronin ran the re-election campaign of Democratic state senator Andrew J. McDonald. [10] McDonald went on to become the first Connecticut Supreme Court Justice from the LGBT community. [15] [16]

In 2006, Bronin served as deputy campaign manager for Dannel Malloy's run for Governor of Connecticut. [10]

Military service

Bronin served as a commissioned intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve. [17] [18] He was a member of the military's anti-corruption task force during his deployment to Afghanistan from September 2010 to April 2011. He left active service as a lieutenant.

Obama administration

During the first term of President Barack Obama's administration, Bronin served in appointed positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He first served as Senior Advisor to his former boss, the Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury Neal Wolin. [17]

Bronin was then named Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. [19] He also testified before Congress in his official capacity. [13]

Mayor of Hartford

Before running for mayor, Bronin joined the Governor Dannel Malloy's administration as general counsel in January 2013. [20]

In 2015, he ran in and won the Democratic primary in the Hartford Mayoral election against an incumbent, Mayor Pedro Segarra. In July 2015, the Hartford Democratic Town Council endorsed Bronin. [21] Then, in a September 2015 primary, he defeated Mayor Segarra by a ten-point margin. [22] Following the primary victory, he was endorsed by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy. [23] [24] He won the general election on November 3, 2015. [4]

Although he pledged that he would serve out his full term as Mayor of Hartford, in December 2017, Bronin formed an exploratory committee to run for Governor of Connecticut in 2018. [25] [26] He abandoned his bid in April 2018 after failing to gain traction. [27] [28] During his campaign, he was criticized for soliciting campaign donations from Hartford public employees using their government email accounts, a misstep that led to a complaint with the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission. [29]

In January 2019, Bronin announced he would seek reelection for Mayor of Hartford. [30] He 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, [31] and Connecticut State Representative Brandon McGee. [32] Bronin coasted to victory during the September 10 Democratic primary, capturing nearly 60% of the vote. Perez challenged Bronin again in the general election as an independent candidate Several other challengers faced Bronin in the November 5 general election. They were TV entrepreneur J. Stan McCauley, a Democrat who was cross-endorsed by the Hartford Republican Town Committee and will appear on the Republican line in the general election; Aaron Lewis, president and CEO of The Scribe's Ink publishing service; and Giselle “Gigi” Jacobs, who owns a cleaning company, Sister Soldier Environmental Services. Lewis and Jacobs are also Democrats. [33] Bronin won the general election by a broad margin, and was elected to a second term as mayor.

In 2022, Bronin announced he would not seek a third term as mayor. [34]

Personal life

Bronin is married to Sara Cecilia Galvan. They met when they were both Rhodes Scholars. [35] She is a professor at University of Connecticut Law School and is a past president of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association. [36] They have three children. [37]

Divorce: Luke Bronin and Sara Bronin, a prominent power couple in Connecticut's political and academic circles, announced their decision to divorce in September 2024. [38] In a message to friends, they stated that they are "planning to separate and to begin moving toward a divorce, in a collaborative, loving, mutually supportive process." The couple, who have been married for 17 years and together for over 20, emphasized their continued friendship and their deep love for their three children.

Bronin is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer, with a self-titled album of seven songs. [39] One of his songs was played on the television show Dawson's Creek . [40]

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  1. ↑ "Meet Luke Bronin". Campaign website.
  2. ↑ Semrad, Staci (April 29, 2007). "Sara Galvan and Luke Bronin". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Luke A. Bronin". connvoters.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Democrats Declare Luke Bronin Winner In Hartford Mayoral Race". Hartford Courant. November 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hartford's newly elected mayor already getting down to business". WFSB.
  6. ↑ "Luke Bronin to serve as new GC in Office of Governor in Connecticut". Who's Who Legal.
  7. ↑ "Bronin Resigns Malloy Administration Post, Signals Run for Mayor". CT News Junkie. December 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Malloy counsel Bronin leaving to explore Hartford mayoral run". CT Mirror. December 9, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Bronin lands at Hinckley Allen". CT Mirror. December 17, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 "Bronin To Challenge Segarra In Hartford". Hartford Courant. January 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Luke Bronin, Gov. Malloy's Ex-Lawyer, to Run for Hartford Mayor". WNPR. January 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Luke A. Bronin". Council on Foreign Relations.
  13. 1 2 "House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing". U.S. Government Printing Office.
  14. ↑ "Newsroom | The Hartford Media Relations Team | The Hartford". newsroom.thehartford.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Legislature confirms first openly gay justice for Supreme Court". CT Mirror. January 23, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Biographies of Supreme Court Justices – Justice Andrew J. McDonald". State of Connecticut – Judicial Branch.
  17. 1 2 "Governor's Top Legal Adviser Will Leave Post". Connecticut Law Tribune.
  18. ↑ "NAVY RESERVE LIEUTENANT ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED-OFFICERS LIST". Navy.gov.
  19. ↑ "Law Firm Hires Luke Bronin". Hartford Courant.
  20. ↑ "Gov. Malloy Selects Luke Bronin as General Counsel". Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy.
  21. ↑ "Luke Bronin Wins Hartford Democrats' Endorsement For Mayor After Pedro Segarra Walks Out". Hartford Courant. July 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Mayoral Challenger Luke Bronin Wins Primary Over Pedro Segarra". Hartford Courant. September 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Gov. Malloy Endorses Luke Bronin For Hartford Mayor; Segarra's Plans Still Unknown". Hartford Courant. September 18, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy Endorse Bronin For Hartford Mayor". Hartford Courant. September 19, 2015.
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  29. ↑ Blair, Russell. "Bronin Campaign Apologizes For Fundraising Email Sent To City School Workers". courant.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  30. ↑ Gosselin, Kenneth (January 23, 2019). "Field of challengers widens as Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announces re-election bid". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  31. ↑ Bailey, Jr., Everton (June 18, 2010). "Mayor convicted of corruption, will step down". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved September 6, 2019.[ dead link ]
  32. ↑ Carlesso, Jenna (January 28, 2019). "Buoyed by issues plaguing Hartford, state Rep. Brandon McGee announces mayoral run". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  33. ↑ Blair, Russell; Lurye, Rebecca (September 10, 2019). "Incumbent Mayor Luke Bronin coasts to victory in Hartford primary". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  34. ↑ Polansky, Rob; Galal, Ayah (November 29, 2022). "Hartford's Mayor says he won't be running for reelection". WFSB. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  35. ↑ Semrad, Staci (April 29, 2007). "Sara Galvan and Luke Bronin". The New York Times.
  36. ↑ "Faculty Profiles". University of Connecticut School of Law.
  37. ↑ "Segarra Claim About Challenger's Voting Record Falls Flat". Hartford Courant. March 4, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Former Hartford mayor and his wife, former zoning commission chair, plan to divorce". Hartford Business Journal. September 4, 2024.
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  40. ↑ "Dawson's Creek". IMDB.
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