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Brandon McGee, Jr.'s Biography

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Full Name:

Brandon L. McGee, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Geralynn; 2 Children: Sylver, Bailey

Birth Place:

Hartford, CT

Home City:

Hartford, CT

Religion:

Citadel of Love Church

MS, Management and Organizational Leadership, Albertus Magnus College, 2011-2013, Grade Point Average of 4.0

BS, Political Science, Alabama State University, 2002-2006, Grade Point Average of 3.0

Former Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 5, 2013-2022

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 5, 2020

Assistant Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2018

Chair, Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

President, BSL Educational Foundation, Incorporated, 2015-present

Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), 2015-present

Managing Director, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), 2014-present

Principal/Founder, SPEAK! Consulting, 2006-present

Founder/Chief Executive Officer., BMcGee Firm, present

Former Director, Outreach and Strategic Planning, Congressman John Larson

Former Director, Outreach and Strategic Planning, Gubernatorial Candidate Ned Lamont

Director of Development, Urban Alliance, Incorporated, 2011-2014

Business Community Liaison, Hartford Job Corps Academy, 2008-2011

Intern, Alabama State House of Representatives, 2007

Board Member, Jewish Family Services, 2016-present

Board Member, Hartford Behavioral Health, 2015-present

Board Member/Chair, Ascend Mentoring, 2012-present

Member, Board of Directors, Wilson-Gray Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) Youth and Family Center, 2011-present

President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Beta Sigma Lambda Educational Foundation, present

Board Member/Deacon, Citadel of Love Church, present

Co-Chairperson, Connecticut Housing Committee, present

Co-Founder/Mentor, D.I.E.S.E.L. Leadership Academy, present

Chair, Economic Development, Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ), present

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Greater Hartford, present

Founder/Former Advisor, Project Giving Back Tutorial Services Incorporated, present

Former Member, 100 Black Men of America Incorporated

Former Board Member, Black and Latino Scholastic Achievement Consortium, Connecticut

Former Member, Community Action Team, Hartford Action Plan

Former Advisor, National Association of Black Social Workers

Former Member, National Urban League, Greater Hartford

Former Vice President, Young Democrats of Hartford

Former Mentor, Youth Alive, Department of Families, Children, Youth and Recreation, Hartford

Treasurer, Beta Sigma Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 2008-2013

General Member, Urban League Young Professionals, 2008-2010

Alabama State Youth and College President, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2005-2007

Awards:

National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials Community Award, 2009
Excellence in Mentoring Award from the National Mentoring Partnership, 2017

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