Career
After earning his bachelor's degree,Allie-Brennan worked in Washington,D.C. as a congressional advisor in the United States House of Representatives,specializing in energy and environmental issues,disaster relief,and civil rights legislation. He worked as a legislative aide and advisor to Alma Adams and as an intern for Cedric Richmond. [5] He later returned to Bethel,Connecticut,where he became active in local government. [6]
In the 2018 election,Allie-Brennan was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing Connecticut's 2nd assembly district. [7] Allie-Brennan succeeded one-term Republican incumbent Will Duff in a rematch after narrowly losing to Duff in the race for the open seat vacated by retiring Republican incumbent Dan Carter. [8] [9]
He received the 2019 Humane Legislator award for introducing legislation to ban pet stores from selling inhumanely bred animals and helped organize an event in support of Danbury Animal Welfare Society at a local pub. [10]
During a May 2020 virtual Democratic Party convention,Allie-Brennan was nominated to serve for another term in the Connecticut House of Representatives. [11]
Allie-Brennan was selected for the Energy &Environment Innovation Fellowship hosted by Future Caucus in both 2024 and 2025,a bipartisan fellowship for legislators concerned with climate change,energy policy,and environmental justice. [12] [13]
Personal life
Allie-Brennan is openly gay. [14]
In June of 2025,Allie-Brennan was arrested and charged with shoplifting at a Target located in Bethel. [15] Allie-Brennan blamed being in a rush to visit his grandmother,the Target not having bags,and juggling two orders at the same time as to why some items weren't paid for. One month later,a second arrest for shoplifting was made.
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