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U.S. House · CT-01 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Luke Bronin

Democratic candidate for Connecticut's 1st Congressional District

Former Hartford mayor and Navy veteran focused on housing, a Medicare public option, reproductive freedom and government accountability.

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DistrictCT-01
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Luke stands.

Campaign position

Offer Medicare as a public option

  • Supports opening Medicare to anyone who wants it, negotiating prescription prices and breaking up concentrated health care businesses

Campaign position

Build housing near transit

  • Supports federal financing for affordable and market-rate homes, incentives for building near transit and stronger landlord accountability

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Make care more affordable

  • Supports expanding affordable child care and elder care, helping families cover the cost and improving pay for care workers

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Protect abortion access nationwide

  • Supports federal protections for abortion access so reproductive care does not depend on the state where a patient lives

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Rebuild immigration enforcement with safeguards

  • Supports abolishing and rebuilding ICE, requiring officers to identify themselves and protecting due process alongside legal immigration pathways

Campaign position

Ban congressional stock trading

  • Supports a congressional stock-trading ban, stronger ethics enforcement and a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2016

    Accomplishment

    Created the Youth Service Corps

    Launched Hartford’s Youth Service Corps with community partners, connecting young residents to paid, year-round community-service work.

  2. 2016–2024

    Experience

    Mayor of Hartford

    Led Hartford’s city government through two terms, including the city’s financial recovery and the pandemic.

  • Experience

    Navy intelligence officer

    Deployed to Afghanistan as part of a military anti-corruption task force.

  • Experience

    Treasury Department official

    Served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.

  • Experience

    Counsel to Connecticut’s governor

    Served as general counsel to Governor Dannel Malloy, working on state legislation and policy.

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