Danny Breen (born ) is a

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politician, who is the mayor of St. John's,

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. He was elected in the 2017 municipal election on September 26, 2017. He was acclaimed in the 2021 municipal election. Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Breen represented Ward 1 on St. John's City Council from 2009 until 2017. He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the

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in a 2014

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in the electoral district of

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, but was defeated by Liberal

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. Breen is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with a

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degree in political science.

Electoral history

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References

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