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Toni Nathaniel Harp is an American politician who currently serves as the 50th Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. Harp, a Democrat, was a state senator in Connecticut from 1993 to 2013. Harp, a resident of New Haven, represented the western half of the city as well as part of West Haven while in the Connecticut Senate. ==Career== Harp was born in San Francisco and graduated from Roosevelt University and received a Master of Environmental Design〔http://toniharp.net/about.html〕 from Yale University. Prior to becoming mayor in the City of New Haven, Harp served as a State Senator and a New Haven Alderman; she defeated incumbent Senator Charles H. Allen III for the Democratic nomination in 1992. In 2007 Harp introduced a bill to have the state pay for free diapers for poor mothers. 〔(WTNH.com, Connecticut News and Weather - Bill would help poor parents pay for diapers )〕 In Spring 2013, Harp announced her intention to run for Mayor of New Haven, a position long held by John DeStefano, Jr..〔http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/and_now_..._toni_harp_jumps_in/〕 Harp won the election over her opponent, Justin Elicker, by 10,602 to 8,865 votes, or 54.46 percent to 45.54 percent.〔(Toni Harp Elected Mayor | New Haven Independent )〕 She is the first woman and the second African American (after John C. Daniels) to serve as Mayor of New Haven. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toni Harp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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