Hartford Mayor Mulls Run For Governor
HARTFORD, CT Hes not finished with the second year of this first term, but Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said hes receiving encouragement from supporters to run for governor.
The news comes on the heels of Lt. Gov. Nancy Wymans decision not to run for governor. It also comes at a time when there is no clear frontrunner in the race.
Its not something I had planned to do right now, but over the past few weeks Ive heard from a number of people around the state urging me to consider it, Bronin said Saturday in a phone interview. I havent made a decision, but I am considering it, and in the coming weeks, Ill be talking with and listening to folks in the City of Hartford and around the state about it.
The first-term mayor and Greenwich native worked as Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloys legal counsel for two years before stepping down to mount his mayoral bid in which he challenged a sitting mayor in a Democratic primary and won.
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