Scott Slifka

Scott Slifka
Scott Slifka
Mayor of West Hartford
	In office; 2004 – May 16, 2016
Deputy	Shari Cantor
Preceded by	Jonathan Harris
Succeeded by	Shari Cantor
West Hartford Town Councilor
	In office; 2001 – May 16, 2016
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1974; Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Noelle Simpson Slifka
Children	Betsy Slifka
Residence	West 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.

Slifka was raised in West Hartford and attended George Washington University and the George Washington University Law School. 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

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

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[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".