Alan Schlesinger

Who is Alan Schlesinger?

Alan Schlesinger is an American attorney, entrepreneur, politician and member of the Republican Party from the State of Florida. He has previously served as the Mayor of Derby, Connecticut from 1994 to 1998 and as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993. He ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the Republican nomination in Connecticut's 5th congressional district: in 1984, 1990 and 1998. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006, finishing third with 9.6%, behind incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, who won with 49.7% and Democrat Ned Lamont, who took 39.7%. After his defeat, Schlesinger moved to Florida and considered running for Congress from there in 2008 and 2010. In 2013, he announced that he was running in Florida's 18th congressional district, in the 2014 elections. In 2014, he finished in second place for the Republican nomination behind Carl J. Domino.