


Challengers Aplenty In Hartford Mayoral Race
Challengers Aplenty In Hartford Mayoral Race

Usually when Hartford has an incumbent mayor poised to seek re-election, not much opposition surfaces. It's a one-party town, and the incumbent is thought to have party support. But this year, all bets seem to be off. Incumbent Mayor Pedro Segarra has not announced if he will seek re-election, and several prominent names have surfaced as possible challengers. These include, alphabetically: •John Bazzano, Hartford's city clerk, who served as chief of staff to Mayor Mike Peters in the 1990s. •Luke Bronin, a lawyer and outgoing legal adviser to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. •John Gale, a well-known West End lawyer. •Robert Killian Jr., Hartford's judge of...