3. Governor Dannel Patrick Malloy
On Jan. 5, 2011, Malloy Became the first
Democratic governor since William O’Neill left
office in 1991.
Malloy is the longest-serving mayor in the
history of Stamford, a city in Fairfield County that
he governed from 1995 to 2009.
Gov. Dannel P Malloy. Photos courtesy of CTNewsJunkie.com.
Formerly worked as a prosecutor in Brooklyn,
New York. He served for four years as an assistant
district attorney , winning 22 of 23 felony convictions.
He is a graduate of Boston College and Boston
College Law School.
4. CHIEF OF STAFF TIMOTHY BANNON
Chief of staff Timothy Bannon, left, and Gov. Dannel P Malloy, right.
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5. CHIEF OF STAFF TIMOTHY BANNON
Timothy Bannon served as an aid to
former governor William O’Neill.
Bannon worked for Purdue Pharma
before joining the Malloy
administration the day after election
results were announced.
He is known for his idiosyncratic
fashion sense and wit.
Cartoonist Gary Trudeau and
Chief of staff Timothy Bannon, left, and Gov. Dannel P Malloy, right. Bannon roomed together at Yale
Photo courtesy of CTNewsJunkie.com.
during the 60s.
6. ROY OCCHIOGROSSO: SENIOR AIDE
Senior Communications Advisor Roy Occhiogrosso. Photo
courtesy of CTNewsJunkie.com.
7. ROY OCCHIOGROSSO: SENIOR AIDE
Occhiogrosso ran two campaigns for
Malloy, his 2010 gubernatorial election
campaign and Malloy's failed primary bid
for the gubernatorial nomination in 2006.
Occhiogrosso previously served as Director
of Policy and Communications for the
Connecticut Senate Democrats from 1996
to 2001.
Some news outlets have called
Occhiogrosso Malloy’s “alter-ego” because
of their unusually close relationship.
Occhiogrosso is Malloy’s top media
strategist.
Senior Communications Advisor Roy Occhiogrosso. Photo
courtesy of CTNewsJunkie.com.
9. Press Secretary Colleen Flanagan
Colleen Flanagan worked as former U.S.
Sen. Chris Dodd’s national press secretary
during his 2009 Democratic presidential
primary campaign.
Flanagan is a former UConn student and
Daily Campus editor.
During Malloy’s 2010 campaign,
Flanagan was working as the
communications director for the state
Press Secretary Colleen Flanagan. Photo courtesy of CTNewsJunkie.com.
10. GENERAL COUNSEL ANDREW MCDONALD
Andrew McDonald is Governor Malloy’s top lawyer. Photo courtesy of
CTNewsJunkie.com
11. GENERAL COUNSEL ANDREW MCDONALD
• Andrew McDonald represented the 27th
Senate District, which includes Stamford
and Darien, for eight years before Malloy
appointed him general counsel.
• McDonald worked for Malloy when he
was the Mayor of Stamford, serving as the
Director of Legal Affairs and Corporation
Counsel. He, like Malloy, grew up in
Stamford.
• He was elected to his fifth term as a state
representative but left his seat to join
Malloy.
Andrew McDonald is Governor Malloy’s top lawyer. Photo courtesy of
CTNewsJunkie.com
12. OPM SECRETARY BEN BARNES
Office of Policy Management Secretary Ben Barnes. Photo found on
www.ct.gov.
13. OPM SECRETARY BEN BARNES
Ben Barnes, the Secretary of the Office of
Policy Management, worked for Malloy
in Stamford for eight years, serving as
Director of Administration, Director of
Operations and Director of Public Safety,
Health and Welfare.
He left his position as Chief Operating
Officer of the Bridgeport School District,
a position he had held for about a year,
to join Malloy in Hartford.
Malloy broke with tradition and chose an
outsider to fill a position that, according
to the Hartford Courant, is typically held
by a party insider.
Office of Policy Management Secretary Ben Barnes. Photo found on
www.ct.gov.
