Harry Bronson

Who is Harry Bronson?

Harry B. Bronson is an attorney and politician from Rochester, New York who serves as a member of the New York State Assembly. A former member of the Monroe County legislature, he was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He is a Democrat.

Bronson represents the 131st district, which encompasses parts of the city of Rochester as well as the towns and villages of Chili, Churchville, Mumford, Riga, Rush, Scottsville and Wheatland.

Bronson grew up on a 200-acre farm outside Binghamton and became a Rochester resident in 1986. He holds a B.A. from State University of New York at Oswego and a Juris Doctor from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He runs a private law practice in Rochester and served as counsel to the state Assembly Labor Committee from 2004 to 2010. From 2001 to 2004, he was a member of the Rochester City Planning Commission and served as Vice Chair in 2004. He also co-owns Equal=Grounds coffee house and serves as an adjunct professor at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Ithaca.