ABOUT MARY

Fighting for Families

An attorney with more than 20 years' experience, Mary Fortier was born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut. A graduate of St. Paul Catholic High School, she received her bachelor's from Boston College, and as a young mother graduated from Western New England Law School in 1995.

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Mary, the most senior member of the Bristol City Council, was first elected to that seat in 2013 and later served as the first female acting-mayor in 2017. She serves as an attorney with the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, and with her husband, David, has raised six children.