Raghib Allie-Brennan

American politician

Raghib Allie-Brennan


Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019
Preceded by	Will Duff

Personal details
Born	Raghib Ismail Allie-Brennan (1991-07-20) July 20, 1991 (age 32) Queens, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Bethel, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Marymount Manhattan College (BA)

Raghib Ismail Allie-Brennan (born July 20, 1991) is an American politician and former political aide serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 2nd district.

Early life and education

Allie-Brennan was born in Queens, New York City and raised in Bethel, Connecticut. His father immigrated to New York City from Guyana.^[1]^[2] After graduating from Bethel High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Marymount Manhattan College.^[3]

Career

After earning his bachelor's degree, Allie-Brennan worked in Washington, D.C. as a congressional advisor in the United States House of Representatives, specializing in energy and environmental issues, disaster relief, and civil rights legislation. He worked as a legislative aide and advisor to Alma Adams and as an intern for Cedric Richmond.^[4] He later returned to Bethel, Connecticut, where he became active in local government.^[5]

In the 2018 election, Allie-Brennan was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 2nd assembly district.^[6] Allie-Brennan succeeded one-term Republican incumbent Will Duff in a rematch after narrowly losing to Duff in the race for the open seat vacated by retiring Republican incumbent Dan Carter.^[7]^[8]

He received the 2019 Humane Legislator award for introducing legislation to ban pet stores from selling inhumanely bred animals and helped organize an event in support of Danbury Animal Welfare Society at a local pub.^[9]

During a May 2020 virtual Democratic Party convention, Allie-Brennan was nominated to serve for another term in the Connecticut House of Representatives.^[10]

Personal life

Allie-Brennan is openly gay.^[11]

References

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^ "Meet Raghib Allie-Brennan". Raghib for CT. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Democrat Raghib Allie-Brennan Pledges To Represent 2nd District In Nonpartisan Fashion". www.newtownbee.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Incumbent, Challenger Poised To Serve Diverse Constituency". www.newtownbee.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "Allie-Brennan beats Duff in House District 2 race". NewsTimes. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
^ "MMC Alum Elected as State Representative in Connecticut". www.mmm.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
^ "Democrats make solid gains in General Assembly". The Day. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
^ "Animal advocates to award Allie-Brennan". Stamford Advocate, February 6, 2020.
^ Ducey, Kerry Anne. "State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan of Bethel Nominated for Second Term". www.hamlethub.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^ "More LGBTQ candidates in the running". Connecticut Post, October 6, 2018.