Brandon McGee (politician)

Brandon L. McGee Jr
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 5th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 7, 2022
Preceded byMarie Lopez Kirkley-Bey
Succeeded byMaryam Khan
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGeralynn McGee
Children2
ResidenceHartford, Connecticut
EducationAlabama State University (BA)
Albertus Magnus College (MS)
ProfessionActivist

Brandon McGee is a Connecticut politician who formerly served as a state representative and was also a former candidate for Mayor of Hartford.[1][2] He served four terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was interviewed by Connecticut Public Radio in August 2019.[2]

Electoral history

2012

2012 Assembly District 5 primary results[a]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leo Canty 774 42.7%
Democratic Brandon McGee 773[i] 42.6%
Democratic Donald Trinks 267[ii] 14.7%
Total votes 1,814[iii] —
2012 Assembly District 5 primary runoff results[b]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 1,095 53.8%
Democratic Leo Canty 942 46.2%
Total votes 9,031 —
2012 Assembly District 5 results[c]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 7,543 83.5%
Republican Paul Panos 1,488 16.5%
Total votes 9,031 —

2014–2016

2014 Assembly District 5 results[d]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 5,332 100%
Total votes 5,332 —
2016 Assembly District 5 results[e]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 7,515 81.9%
Republican Paul Panos 1,662 18.1%
Total votes 9,177 —

2018–2019

2018 Assembly District 5 primary results[f]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 1,704 74.1%
Democratic Lawrence Jaggon 597 25.9%
Total votes 2,301 —
2018 Assembly District 5 results[g]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon McGee 6,474 85.0%
Republican Charles Jackson 1,144 15.0%
Total votes 7,618 —
2019 Hartford mayoral Democratic primary results[h]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luke Bronin (incumbent) 5,386 59.08%
Democratic Eddie Perez 2,461 26.99%
Democratic Brandon McGee 1,270 13.93%
Total votes 9,117 —

Notes

  1. ^ Figure provided is before the court-ordered recount.[3]
  2. ^ Number does not reflect the additional sealed vote of an individual wrongly thought to have been deceased.[4]
  3. ^ Total does not include two of the aforementioned votes cast.

Sources

Citations

  1. ^ 2012 Primary Results.
  2. ^ Unofficial results.[5]
  3. ^ 2012 Election Results.
  4. ^ 2014 Election Results.
  5. ^ 2016 Statement of the Vote.
  6. ^ Unofficial results.[6]
  7. ^ 2018 Statement of the Vote.
  8. ^ Unofficial results.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Connecticut House Democrats. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b Carlesso, Jenna (31 January 2019). "Records: Hartford mayoral candidate Brandon McGee owes more than $1,300 in back taxes". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ Goode, Steven (17 September 2012). "McGee Picks Up 1 Vote In Windsor; 5th House District Race Is Now A Tie". Courant Community. Windsor: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ Goldman, Russell (20 September 2012). "'Deceased' Conn. Voter Found Alive, Can't Break Tie". ABC News. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ Goode, Steven; Carlesso, Jenna (2 October 2012). "McGee Wins 5th House District Revote". Courant Community. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Primary Recap". CTLCV. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Map: The results of Hartford's Democratic mayoral primary". Hartford Courant. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

Further reading

  • Welch, Jim (15 June 2020). "Lamont issues executive order imposing reforms on state police". The CT Mirror. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • "Re-Vote In 5th State House District Democratic Primary Is Today". The Hartford Courant. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • Pazniokas, Mark (2 October 2012). "McGee over Canty in do-over primary". The CT Mirror. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • "Merrill: Two recounts taking place following close primary election". ConnecticutPlus.com News. Canaiden LLC. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's office. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • Hart, Andy (23 August 2012). "Canty Declared Winner in 5th District Race". The Hartford News. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via HartfordInfo.org.
  • Dahlem, Liz (21 August 2012). "Canty Wins by One Vote". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • Goode, Steven (9 October 2012). "5th State House District Race Set For NovemberMcGee, Panos Face Off After Democratic Primary That Required Three Vote Counts". Courant Community. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

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