Toni Harp

Toni Nathaniel Harp is an American politician who currently serves as the 50th Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. Harp, a Democrat, was a state senator in Connecticut from 1993 to 2013. A resident of New Haven, Harp represented the western half of the city as well as part of West Haven while in the Connecticut Senate.

Career

Harp was born in San Francisco and graduated from Roosevelt University and received a Master of Environmental Design^[1] from Yale University. Prior to becoming mayor in the City of New Haven, Harp served as a State Senator and a New Haven Alderman; she defeated incumbent Senator Charles H. Allen III for the Democratic nomination in 1992.

In 2007 Harp introduced a bill to have the state pay for free diapers for poor mothers.^[2]

In Spring 2013, Harp announced her intention to run for Mayor of New Haven, a position long held by John DeStefano, Jr..^[3] Harp won the election over her opponent, Justin Elicker, by 10,602 to 8,865 votes, or 54.46 percent to 45.54 percent.^[4] She is the first woman and the second African American (after John C. Daniels) to serve as Mayor of New Haven.

See also

• Connecticut Senate

References

1. ↑ http://toniharp.net/about.html
2. ↑ WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather - Bill would help poor parents pay for diapers
3. ↑ http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/and_now_..._toni_harp_jumps_in/
4. ↑ Toni Harp Elected Mayor | New Haven Independent

External links

• Official website

Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in Connecticut
Bill Finch (D) (Bridgeport) Toni Harp (D) (New Haven) David Martin (D) (Stamford) Luke Bronin (D) (Hartford) Neil O'Leary (D) (Waterbury)
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