Malloy’s Boy, Indeed. Bronin Sends Fundraising Message to City Email Accounts.

Luke Bronin came tumbling out of the starting gate on the first day of his exploratory campaign for governor. The Hartford mayor began his fundraising efforts with emails sent to city employees at their city email accounts, Daily Ructions can report.

The Bronin email pledges to do what he was unable to accomplish as a longtime member of mentor Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s inner circle, “put forward a strong vision for economic growth and opportunity.” The appeal concludes with an oversized link to contribute to Bronin’s committee.

Middletown Mayor Dan Drew attracted unwelcome and intense scrutiny for sending contribution requests to city employees after obtaining their home addresses from the city’s human resource office.