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Pedro Segarra Biography
Democratic Party politician and the first known gay mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. Before succeeding fellow Democrat and Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez, he presided over the Hartford City Council and was a partner in the Segarra & López Law Firm.
After establishing a Latino student group at Greater Hartford Community College, he transferred to the undergraduate political science program at the University of Hartford. He later earned both a J.D. and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Connecticut.
He helped found the Hartford-based Hispanic Health Council.
Born in a Puerto Rican village, he moved to New York City in his late childhood. He later married Charlie Ortiz and settled in Hartford, Connecticut.
He was only the second gay man to become mayor of a state capital; David Cicilline, who held office as Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2003 until 2011, was the first politician to hold this distinction.
Pedro E. Segarra (born April 28, 1959) is a Puerto Rican-American politician and lawyer who served as the 66th mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to becoming mayor, Segarra was president of Hartford’s City Council. He succeeded former Mayor Eddie Perez who resigned after he was convicted by a state Superior Court jury of bribery and extortion in a political corruption case, though Perez’ convictions eventually were reversed by the Connecticut Appellate Court. Segarra, who was sworn in as mayor on June 25, 2010 and won re-election on November 8, 2011. In 2015, Luke Bronin defeated Segarra for the Democratic mayoral nomination. He is Hartford’s second mayor of Puerto Rican ancestry and the first openly gay mayor of the city. He is also the second openly gay mayor of an American state capital city (David Cicilline of neighboring Providence, Rhode Island was the first).
Segarra was born in the small rural town of Maricao, Puerto Rico. At age seven his family relocated to the Bronx, New York in search of better opportunities. At the age of fifteen, Segarra moved to Hartford seeking a better life than what he was experiencing in New York City. A resident of Hartford since 1975, Segarra is an alum of Greater Hartford Community College, where he was a founding member of the school’s Latino Student Organization. He later earned a full scholarship to the University of Hartford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Segarra was admitted to the University of Connecticut’s Graduate School of Social Work, where he received a Master of Social Work. After graduation, he attended the University of Connecticut School of Law and graduated in 1985. He passed the Connecticut bar that same year. While in law school, Segarra was a founding member of the Latino Law Student Organization and became the organization’s first President. He is a member of Connecticut’s state and federal bars (since 1986) and the Bar of the State of Florida (since 2000).
In 1991, Segarra was appointed Corporation Counsel for the City of Hartford, the youngest person ever selected for the position at that time. and appointed for the position for three consecutive terms. He is also a founding member of Hartford’s branch of Hogar CREA, the Hispanic Health Council (HHC), and Connecticut Latino/as Achieving Rights & Opportunities (CLARO).
What's Pedro Segarra Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Pedro Segarra Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
