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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Suggs was appointed to the office of state treasurer by the Connecticut General Assembly to complete the term of [[Francisco L. Borges]], who had resigned to accept a finance job in the private sector. Suggs lost the 1994 general election for treasurer to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state representative [[Christopher Burnham]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], Suggs had served as mayor of [[Bloomfield, Connecticut]], from 1989 to 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=n.d.|title=Joseph M. Suggs, Jr, Biographical Sketch|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CHRO/JosephSuggsResumepdf.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-27|website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website}}</ref> He was the town's first African American mayor and the only Black mayor of a suburban Connecticut town at the time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Rick|date=1991-03-24|title=Mayor about Town - Everywhere Bloomfield looks, Joseph M. Suggs Jr. is there, listening to his town's concerns|page=153|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91285500/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> In 1998, Suggs sought the Democratic nomination for [[Connecticut's 1st congressional district]], losing the primary to [[John B. Larson]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=1998-09-16|title=Larson win primary: Former senator stages comeback in 1st District|page=32|work=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91287481/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> In 2018, he narrowly lost a special election for the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=2018-01-10|title=Gibson defeats Suggs in special House election|url=https://ctmirror.org/2018/01/09/gibson-defeats-suggs-in-special-house-election/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The CT Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref>
Suggs was appointed to the office of state treasurer by the Connecticut General Assembly to complete the term of [[Francisco L. Borges]], who had resigned to accept a finance job in the private sector. Suggs lost the 1994 general election for treasurer to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state representative [[Christopher Burnham]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], Suggs had served as mayor of [[Bloomfield, Connecticut]], from 1989 to 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=n.d.|title=Joseph M. Suggs, Jr, Biographical Sketch|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CHRO/JosephSuggsResumepdf.pdf|access-date=2021-12-27|website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website}}</ref> He was the town's first African American mayor and the only Black mayor of a suburban Connecticut town at the time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Rick|date=1991-03-24|title=Mayor about Town - Everywhere Bloomfield looks, Joseph M. Suggs Jr. is there, listening to his town's concerns|page=153|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91285500/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> In 1998, Suggs sought the Democratic nomination for [[Connecticut's 1st congressional district]], losing the primary to [[John B. Larson]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=1998-09-16|title=Larson win primary: Former senator stages comeback in 1st District|page=32|work=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91287481/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> In 2018, he narrowly lost a special election for the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=2018-01-10|title=Gibson defeats Suggs in special House election|url=https://ctmirror.org/2018/01/09/gibson-defeats-suggs-in-special-house-election/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The CT Mirror|language=en-US}}</ref>


Suggs worked 27 years as a laboratory supervisor for [[Monsanto]], retiring in 1993. He supported the development of [[Polyethylene terephthalate|PET]] plastic bottles now widely used in the beverage industry.<ref name=":0" /> Born in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and raised in [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]], he served in the US Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the [[University of Hartford]] in 1978.<ref name=":2"/> He has served on the boards of the University of Hartford and [[Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center|Saint Francis Hospital]] and as co-chair of the [[Council of Institutional Investors]]. He was recognized twice by the [[NAACP]] as one of the 100 Most Influential Blacks of Connecticut. He is currently a business consultant.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=1998-09-12|title=Fund-raising brings just a trickle|page=19|work=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91286242/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref><ref name=":0"/>
Suggs worked 27 years as a laboratory supervisor for [[Monsanto]], retiring in 1993. He supported the development of [[Polyethylene terephthalate|PET]] plastic bottles now widely used in the beverage industry.<ref name=":0" /> Born in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and raised in [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]], he served in the US Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the [[University of Hartford]] in 1978.<ref name=":2"/> He has served on the boards of the University of Hartford and [[Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center|Saint Francis Hospital]] and as co-chair of the [[Council of Institutional Investors]]. He was recognized twice by the [[NAACP]] as one of the 100 Most Influential Blacks of Connecticut. He is currently a business consultant.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=1998-09-12|title=Fund-raising brings just a trickle|page=19|work=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91286242/hartford-courant/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref><ref name=":0"/>

Revision as of 02:28, 27 September 2023

Joseph M. Suggs Jr.
Connecticut State Treasurer
In office
March 3, 1993 – 1995
GovernorLowell Weicker
Preceded byFrancisco L. Borges
Succeeded byChristopher Burnham
Mayor of Bloomfield, Connecticut
In office
1989–1993
Personal details
Born (1940-08-01) August 1, 1940 (age 84)
Hartford, Connecticut, US
Political partyDemocratic Party
ResidenceBloomfield, Connecticut
Alma materUniversity of Hartford (BS)
OccupationPolitician

Joseph M. Suggs Jr. (born August 1, 1940)[1] is an American politician who served as Connecticut State Treasurer from 1993 to 1995.[2]

Biography

Suggs was appointed to the office of state treasurer by the Connecticut General Assembly to complete the term of Francisco L. Borges, who had resigned to accept a finance job in the private sector. Suggs lost the 1994 general election for treasurer to Republican state representative Christopher Burnham. A Democrat, Suggs had served as mayor of Bloomfield, Connecticut, from 1989 to 1993.[3] He was the town's first African American mayor and the only Black mayor of a suburban Connecticut town at the time.[4] In 1998, Suggs sought the Democratic nomination for Connecticut's 1st congressional district, losing the primary to John B. Larson.[5] In 2018, he narrowly lost a special election for the Connecticut House of Representatives.[6]

Suggs worked 27 years as a laboratory supervisor for Monsanto, retiring in 1993. He supported the development of PET plastic bottles now widely used in the beverage industry.[3] Born in Hartford and raised in Coventry, he served in the US Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hartford in 1978.[1] He has served on the boards of the University of Hartford and Saint Francis Hospital and as co-chair of the Council of Institutional Investors. He was recognized twice by the NAACP as one of the 100 Most Influential Blacks of Connecticut. He is currently a business consultant.[7][3]

Personal life

Suggs is a widower (his wife Mary died in 1989) with three children: Ronald, Rosemary, and Felicia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Four for the 1st: The Democratic Primary Candidates in the 1st Congressional District". Hartford Courant. September 6, 1998. p. C1.
  2. ^ "Connecticut State Treasurers". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Joseph M. Suggs, Jr, Biographical Sketch" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. n.d. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Green, Rick (March 24, 1991). "Mayor about Town - Everywhere Bloomfield looks, Joseph M. Suggs Jr. is there, listening to his town's concerns". Hartford Courant. p. 153. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (September 16, 1998). "Larson win primary: Former senator stages comeback in 1st District". Hartford Courant. p. 32. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (January 10, 2018). "Gibson defeats Suggs in special House election". The CT Mirror. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (September 12, 1998). "Fund-raising brings just a trickle". Hartford Courant. p. 19. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Connecticut
1993–1995
Succeeded by