December 11, 2020 GMT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he’s chosen Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton to be the state’s new tax commissioner.
Boughton, who lost in the 2018 Republican primary in his third run for governor, plans to resign as mayor before taking charge of the state’s Department of Revenue Services on Dec. 18, Lamont said.
Boughton said in a statement that he was “excited about the chance to serve the people” of the state. Legislators still have to sign off on the nomination. In a statement, Democratic leaders applauded Boughton’s selection.
Boughton in his 10th term as mayor, the longest tenure in Danbury’s history, tangled with John Oliver earlier this year over the comedian’s expletive-filled rant against the city on his HBO show.