Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin launches campaign for Congress against John Larson

Bronin opens campaign against Larson: 'We don't have time to wait'

Luke Bronin, the former two-term Hartford mayor who raised $1 million to unseat an incumbent a decade ago, formally began a challenge Wednesday morning to 14-term U.S. Rep. John B. Larson for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District in 2026. Bronin, 46, who recently tried to coax the 77-year-old Larson into retirement, made his anticipated announcement in a 90-second video posted on social media at 5:30 a.m., becoming the thir…

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announces plan to run for Congress

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said he is running for Congress. He has announced his candidacy for the First District. U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-1st District) is serving his 14th term as the representative of the first district in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I’m running for Congress because our country is in crisis, our party’s in crisis, and we...

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin launches campaign for Congress against John Larson

"I'm running for Congress because we have to change the way we're doing things ..."