Luke Bronin the “outsider” is looking more and more like an “insider” – the Carlos Lopez Story
Greenwich Native Luke Bronin and his campaign operatives bristle at the notion that, having never run for office or been involved in municipal government, Bronin’s brazen decision to grace Hartford with his presence by moving to the capital city and running for mayor is the work of an outsider.
They say Luke Bronin is no outsider.
And maybe they are right…
The truth is that Bronin is looking more and more like just another political insider every day.
Luke Bronin’s $1 million dollar campaign has already broken the record for the most expensive mayoral campaign in Connecticut history.
Bronin has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from state contractors, Hartford contractors, state lobbyists, out-of-state contributors and residents from his home town of Greenwich.
But the fact that one of his “most generous” campaign donors can be found on Park Street in Hartford speaks volumes about Luke Bronin’s approach to politics and governance.
Like so many others who contributed to Luke Bronin, Republican Farmington resident and Park Street businessman Carlos Lopez donated the maximum allowable $1,000 to Bronin’s campaign.
Lopez also dropped $2,000 on the Hartford Democratic Town Committee to help with Luke Bronin the “outsider” is looking more and more like an “insider” – the Carlos Lopez Story - Wait What?: