Elinor Carbone

Elinor Carbone is a Connecticut politician who is currently serving as mayor of Torrington,[6] a city in Litchfield County. She is serving her second term. She was first elected in November 2013,[2] and was re-elected in November 2017. Carbone previously served on both the Board of Education and the Torrington City Council.[7]

Elinor Carbone
Mayor of Torrington
Assumed office
December 2, 2013
Preceded byRyan Bingham
Gerry Zordan (interim)[1]
Torrington City Council
In office
2007[2] – 2013
Torrington Board of Education
In office
2003[2] – 2007
Personal details
Born
Elinor LaCasse[3]

(1957-05-10) May 10, 1957
Torrington, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Gerard Carbone
​
(m. 1979)​
[3]
Children3[4]
Alma materNaugatuck Valley Community College [5]
OccupationParalegal

Early life

Carbone was born in Torrington. She attended Torrington High School, where she met her husband Gerard. She obtained an associate degree in medical assisting from Naugatuck Valley Community College. Prior to being elected mayor, Carbone worked as a probate paralegal in Litchfield.[2]

Career

Carbone served on both the Torrington City Council and the Torrington Board of Education. Carbone also served as a member of the Torrington Development Corp. from 2006-2012, the Charter Revision Commission from 2011-2012, the Blue Ribbon Commission from 2009–12 and as a liaison to the Mayor's Committee on Youth from 2007-13.[5]

Carbone was first elected mayor in 2013, having received the endorsement of the incumbent mayor Ryan Bingham, and former mayor Delia R. Donne. In 2014, she was a panelist at the Northeast Connecticut WOW! Forum, alongside Gayle King.[8]

She was subsequently re-elected in 2017, strongly defeating her only challenger, the Reverend Peter Aduba.[9] During her second term, she updated the town's housing anti-discrimination policy to be compliant with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.[10]

Carbone is a member of the Republican Party.

Electoral history
Torrington Mayoral Election, 2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elinor Carbone 4,527 69.77%
Democratic George Craig 1,755 27.05%
Petitioning Candidate Giulio Romano 116 1.79%
Write-in Jacque Williams 90 1.39%
Total votes 6,488 100.00%
Torrington Mayoral Election, 2017[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elinor Carbone 4,726 89.10%
Petitioning Candidate Peter Aduba 578 10.90%
Total votes 5,304 100.00%

References
  1. HERNANDEZ, ESTEBAN L. "Torrington Mayor Gerry Zordan Sworn In". countytimes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Elinor Carbone elected as Torrington mayor". registercitizen.com. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Gerard Carbone". registercitizen.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Elinor C. Carbone - Archives". archives.rep-am.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "Mayor endorses Carbone - Archives". archives.rep-am.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Mayor Elinor Carbone - Torrington CT". www.torringtonct.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "Carbone sworn in as Torrington mayor". registercitizen.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. "Gayle King discusses work-life balance at WOW! Forum - Archives". archives.rep-am.com.
  9. http://www.registercitizen.com/news/amp/Carbone-easily-wins-re-election-in-Torrington-12339972.php
  10. "Fair Housing Resolution" (PDF). City of Torrington. March 7, 2016.
  11. "Connecticut Secretary of State" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. 2013-11-07.
  12. "Town-By-Town Election Results". Hartford Courant. 2017-11-06.
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