Launching: McGee to Announce Bid for Mayor Today.

State Representative Brandon McGee will begin his campaign for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Hartford on Monday afternoon. McGee, serving his fourth term in the House, will return to the apartment house he grew up in to make his announcement. The setting will add to McGee’s emphasis on his local roots, a contrast with incumbent Luke Bronin’s ties to tony Greenwich.

Crowd size at the announcement will provide an early indicator of activist support for McGee. Bronin began his campaign last week with an announcement in front of City Hall before a small gathering of supporters.