Raghib Allie-Brennan
Raghib Ismail Allie-Brennan (born July 20, 1991) is an American politician and former United States House of Representatives legislative aid. In the 2018 election, Allie-Brennan was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 2nd assembly district.[1] Allie-Brennan succeeded one-term Republican incumbent Will Duff in a rematch after narrowly losing to Duff, a former two-time Republican nominee for First Selectman of Bethel, in the race for the open seat vacated by retiring Republican incumbent Dan Carter.[2][3] Allie-Brennan is openly gay.[4]
Raghib Allie-Brennan | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Will Duff |
Personal details | |
Born | Raghib Ismail Allie-Brennan July 20, 1991 (age 28) Queens, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Bethel, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | Marymount Manhattan College (B.A.) |
He received the 2019 Humane Legislator award.[5] 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.
References
- "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.
- "More LGBTQ candidates in the running". Connecticut Post, October 6, 2018.
- "Animal advocates to award Allie-Brennan". Stamford Advocate, February 6, 2020.