Scott Slifka

{{Infobox Politician

|name = Scott Slifka

|image=Scott Slifka at West Hartford library opening (3x4a).jpg

|caption=

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|3|5}}

|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

|death_date =

|death_place =

|residence = West Hartford, Connecticut

|office = Mayor of West Hartford

|order =

|term_start = 2004

|term_end = May 16, 2016

|deputy = Shari Cantor

|predecessor = Jonathan Harris

|successor = Shari Cantor

|office2 = West Hartford Town Councilor

|term_start2 = 2001

|term_end2 = May 16, 2016

|party = Democrat

|spouse = Noelle Simpson Slifka

|signature =

|children = Betsy Slifka

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Scott Slifka (born Robert Scott Slifka; March 5, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and the former mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut. A Democrat, Slifka was first elected to the West Hartford Town Council in 2001. He served as mayor from 2004 to 2016.{{Citation needed|date = November 2010}}

Slifka was raised in West Hartford and attended George Washington University and the George Washington University Law School.{{Citation needed|date = November 2010}} He served as chief-of-staff for Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz. In 2006 he ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut on a ticket with John DeStefano, Jr., losing in the Democratic primary.{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E3D71F3FF930A2575BC0A9609C8B63|title = ON POLITICS; Democrats Split Their Ticket at the Top|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 13 August 2006|last1 = Salzman|first1 = Avi}}

He oversaw the approval and completion of the Blue Back Square project and a new hotel in town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-west-hartford-delamar-hotel-public-hearing-0528-20140527-story.html|title=West Hartford Hotel Plans Unveiled}}

On Jan. 28, 2016, Slifka announced his intention to step down as Mayor later the same year after being named Deputy General Counsel of The LEGO Group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-west-hartford-mayor-scott-slifka-20160128-story.html|title=West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka Stepping Down}}