Currently holds the office of Connecticut State Senate - District 1 until January 8, 2025.
Candidate for Hartford City Mayor in 2023 Connecticut Primary Election.
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Get StartedJohn believes that we must seek to reduce crime in our city by investing in our youth, especially those exhibiting behaviors or having been affected by home or neighborhood conditions that are known predictors of future involvement with the juvenile justice system. Learn more
As mayor, John’s priority will be to reduce the number of at-risk youth which will reduce the number of 17-25 year olds that become known to Hartford police or worse. We can reduce the amount of gun violence in our city. We can reduce the amount of crime, in general, in our city, if we commit to investing in the city’s most important asset, its people. Learn more
Finally, John wants to re-think how we approach neighborhood revitalization projects. If a building needs to be refurbished, are we hiring local labor? Are the potential buyers from the community? And so forth. We need to be intentional about how we build back our neighborhoods and as your next mayor, John will be focused on this for us. Learn more
When elected, John will continue to bring job opportunities directly to our communities by creating new training pipelines and a series of job opportunity offices across the city. These centers will connect employers with potential employees as well as provide resources for entrepreneurs. Hartford is the insurance capital of the world and the home of 3 major hospitals, but we lack a pipeline to connect our residents with these sources of employment and economic stability. John will change that. Learn more
Workforce development programs targeted at middle and high schoolers are crucial in preparing young people to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving job market. Right here in Hartford, we have Prince Tech, but we have no formal relationship between this tremendous resource and our schools. Learn more
John believes that to change our city, we must start with a commitment from our local government. A commitment, led by its mayor, to invest in our most important asset – our people. From birth through adulthood, we must make the education and skill level of our residents the #1 priority of this city. Because if we make this commitment, we will fundamentally change the focus of city government and its relationship with the people it serves. Learn more
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