Scott Slifka

Scott Slifka
Mayor of West Hartford
In office
2004 – May 16, 2016
DeputyShari Cantor
Preceded byJonathan Harris
Succeeded byShari Cantor
West Hartford Town Councilor
In office
2001 – May 16, 2016
Personal details
Born (1974-03-05) March 5, 1974 (age 50)
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNoelle Simpson Slifka
ChildrenBetsy Slifka
ResidenceWest Hartford, Connecticut

Scott Slifka (born Robert Scott Slifka; March 5, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and the former mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut. A Democrat, Slifka was first elected to the West Hartford Town Council in 2001. He served as mayor from 2004 to 2016.[citation needed]

Slifka was raised in West Hartford and attended George Washington University and the George Washington University Law School.[citation needed] He served as chief-of-staff for Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz. In 2006 he ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut on a ticket with John DeStefano, Jr., losing in the Democratic primary.[1]

He oversaw the approval and completion of the Blue Back Square project and a new hotel in town.[2]

On Jan. 28, 2016, Slifka announced his intention to step down as Mayor later the same year after being named Deputy General Counsel of The LEGO Group.[3]

References

  1. ^ Salzman, Avi (13 August 2006). "ON POLITICS; Democrats Split Their Ticket at the Top". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "West Hartford Hotel Plans Unveiled".
  3. ^ "West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka Stepping Down".