Scott Burns

Raised on Long Island Sound and residing there again, Scott is in his sixth year serving the City Council in Bridgeport, CT. He currently serves as co-chair of the Budget & Appropriations and the Economic and Community Development & Environment committees. In his role as budget co-chair, he enacted a full-time sustainability manager position for the city. Through a collaboration among public and private leaders, Scott has promoted the Bridgeport Regional Energy Partnership (BREP), an initiative to create a hydrogen hub in the Greater Bridgeport area. Scott also is chair of Park City Compost Initiative and the Black Rock Neighborhood Revitalization Zone as well as a board member of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA. He recently completed his MPA at Fairfield University to go along with a BA and MALS from Wesleyan University.

Scott is married to Claire Burns, an executive with The Hartford. They have two adult children: Kam, who works in social media for National Geographic, and Colin, who works in compost at Big Reuse in New York City.