Bronin Makes Deposit in Buttigieg Favor Bank. Former South Bend Controller to Become Hartford CFO.

Mayor Luke Bronin has chosen an Indiana ally of Secretary of Transportation-designate Pete Buttigieg to serve as Hartford’s Chief Financial Officer/Director of the Office of Management, Budget, and Grants. Bronin has requested the city council confirm Jennifer Hockenhull the appointment at its January 11th meeting.

Hockenhull served in Buttigieg’s South Bend, Indiana, administration for four years as Deputy City Controller and City Controller. A certified public account, Hockenhull has recently been working in the private sector. She moved from South Bend to Washington State, where her family lives.

Bronin, who has known the former South Bend mayor since 2005, was a Buttigieg surrogate during last year’s Democratic presidential primary campaign. Bronin is said to have hopes of finding a berth in the Biden administration. Buttigieg is a Biden favorite and will have some influence helming the massive transportation department.