Dan Drew (politician)

Dan Drew was born in New York City and was raised in New York and Connecticut. At age 18, Drew volunteered as an EMT in Connecticut. On May 3, 2002, while still a UConn student Drew appeared on the Fox News television show ''The O'Reilly Factor'' and defended a fellow student's right to free speech despite the controversial content of the student's student-activity-fee-funded TV show. In 2015, Drew graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in organizational psychology.{{cite news == Political career ==

In 2009, Drew ran against incumbent mayor Sebastian Giuliano and lost 52–47%. He ran again in 2011, defeating Giuliano 53-46%. Facing no major party opponent, Drew was re-elected in 2013 with over 80 percent of the vote. In 2015, he was elected to a four-year term as Middletown voters approved an increase in the mayor's term. In 2016, Drew made news when he donated a kidney to one of his constituents. In 2018 Drew gave a TED talk at Wesleyan University on the misconceptions surrounding kidney donation. On January 12, 2017, Drew announced he was forming an exploratory committee to run for Governor of Connecticut. in the 2018 election. He withdrew from the race on January 12, 2018, exactly one year after forming an exploratory committee to run, stating that, "Ultimately it became very difficult to raise the required funds to qualify for public financing." == Electoral history ==