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