Luke Bronin

Luke Bronin
Bronin in 2018
67th Mayor of Hartford
In office
January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2024
Preceded byPedro Segarra
Succeeded byArunan Arulampalam
Personal details
Born
Luke Aaron Bronin

(1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 45)
Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children3
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
Balliol College, Oxford (MSc)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
RankLieutenant
UnitUnited States Navy Reserve
Battles/warsWar 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]

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]

  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. ^ "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. ^ "Bronin lands at Hinckley Allen". CT Mirror. December 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "Bronin To Challenge Segarra In Hartford". Hartford Courant. January 14, 2015.