Erin Stewart

Erin Elizabeth Stewart (born May 4, 1987) is an American politician who served as the 40th mayor of New Britain, Connecticut. Stewart is the daughter of the former Mayor of New Britain, Tim Stewart, who has served from 2003 to 2011. She was elected to her first term on November 5, 2013, at the age of 26, to become the youngest mayor in New Britain's history and the city's second female mayor. Stewart was re-elected in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 for a total of 6 consecutive terms and was the longest-serving Republican Mayor in the City of New Britain's history.

In September of 2024 Stewart announced she would not seek a seventh term in office in the 2025 election. In November 2025, Stewart announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Provided by Wikipedia