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U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

Luke Bronin

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Former mayor of Hartford
Campaign website
broninforcongress.com

Mayor of Hartford from 2016 to 2024 and earlier general counsel to Gov. Dannel Malloy. A Rhodes Scholar and Navy intelligence officer who deployed to Afghanistan, he was a senior official in President Obama's Treasury Department.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports closing tax loopholes for the wealthiest Americans

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “ensuring the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations actually pay their fair share”
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Public safety

  • Proposes abolishing ICE over the longer term

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “I've outlined a plan to stop ICE's lawlessness in the short term while working to abolish ICE from the ground up in the longer term.”
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  • Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “I'll fight for common-sense gun laws like universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, safe storage laws, red-flag laws”
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Health & human services

  • Supports universal healthcare and Medicare drug price negotiation

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “We need to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, negotiate down the price of prescription drugs, and push for universal, affordable healthcare.”
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  • Supports federal protections for abortion access nationwide

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “Congress must pass federal protections for abortion access nationwide.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports overturning Citizens United and limiting presidential pardons

    Issues

    Campaign website · Luke Bronin for Congress · broninforcongress.com

    “overturning Citizens United to get dark money out of politics, restricting the President's unlimited pardon power”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Luke Bronin on them.

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