Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin On His Bid For Reelection

Connecticut Public Radio | By Lucy Nalpathanchil,

Carmen Baskauf

Published August 30, 2019 at 8:34 AM EDT

Luke Bronin has been mayor of Hartford since 2016. Now, with the mayoral primary race just around the corner, Bronin is hoping that Democratic voters in the city will choose him as their party’s nominee.

This hour, we sit down with Mayor Bronin.

We ask him to reflect back on his term in office, and ask him: What are his plans for Connecticut’s capital city if he is reelected?

What questions do you have for Mayor Bronin?

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GUESTS:

Luke Bronin - Mayor of Hartford (@MayorBronin)
Rebecca Lurye - Reporter for the Hartford Courant (@RebeccaLurye)

Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Lucy Nalpathanchil

Lucy leads Connecticut Public's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.

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Carmen Baskauf

Carmen Baskauf was a producer for Connecticut Public Radio's news-talk show Where We Live, hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil from 2017-2021. She has also contributed to The Colin McEnroe Show.

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