Dennis Bradley (born. c. 1983) is an American attorney and politician who served in the
Connecticut State Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sena ...
, representing District 23 from January 9, 2019 to January 4, 2023.
Background and education
Bradley is of
Dominican heritage. Bradley received his
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
University of Massachusetts School of Law
The University of Massachusetts School of Law (UMass Law) is a public law school in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The only public law school in Massachusetts, it is the successor to Southern New England School of Law, a private law school that don ...
, and prior to that received his bachelor's degree in political science and government from
Norwich University
Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor's and master's degrees on-campus ...
.
Professional career
Since 2008, Bradley has served as Principal Partner at the law firm Bradley, Denkovich and Karayiannis, P.C. Bradley also served as a campaign associate for the congressional campaign of
Jim Himes.
On November 6, 2018, Bradley ran against Republican John Rodriguez for the office of Senator for Connecticut’s 23rd State Senate District.
Bradley won the election with 86.5% of the vote, with a total of 12,636 ballots cast in his favor.
In May 2021, he was arrested on federal charges.
On May 10, 2022, he lost the Democratic Party's endorsement to Reverend Herron Gaston, his main primary challenger, though he maintained enough support to force a primary in August. Bradley lost the August 8, 2022 primary to Rev. Gaston by 4 points.
[https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bradley-concedes-CT-primary-challenge-to-Gaston-17363372.php]
References
External links
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American politicians of Dominican Republic descent
Living people
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Connecticut
21st-century American politicians
Businesspeople from Connecticut
Democratic Party Connecticut state senators
Norwich University alumni
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumni
Connecticut lawyers
1983 births