Brandon McGee (politician)

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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[edit]

2012[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

Citations[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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