Sebastian Giuliano

{{short description|American lawyer}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = Sebastian N. Giuliano

| image = Sebastian N. Giuliano.jpg

| caption = Giuliano at the 2011 Middletown mayoral debate

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|10}}

| birth_place = Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.

| residence = Middletown, Connecticut

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = South Fire District Commissioner

| term_start = February 04, 2020

| term_end =

| predecessor =

| office1 = Member of the Middletown Common Council

| term_start1 = November 12, 2013

| term_end1 = November 12, 2019

| predecessor1 =

| office2 = Mayor of Middletown, Connecticut

| term_start2 = November 16, 2005

| term_end2 = November 15, 2011

| predecessor2 = Domenique Thornton

| successor2 = Daniel T. Drew

| party = Republican

| spouse = Paula Giuliano (née Mian)

| children = 3

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Sebastian N. Giuliano (born August 10, 1952) {{cite web |title=Sebastian N. Giuliano 08/10/1952 1-860-346-6921 |url=https://connvoters.com/by_number/0030/51695_sebastian_n_giuliano.html |website=connvoters.com |accessdate=30 November 2019}} was the mayor of Middletown, Connecticut from 2005 until 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://wesleyanargus.com/2009/09/22/middletown-mayor-sebastian-giuliano/|title=Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano|date=22 September 2009 }} Giuliano, a Republican and Middletown native, defeated Democratic incumbent Domenique Thornton by 807 votes in the 2005 election and was reelected in 2007 to a second two-year term.

He won the election again in 2009, defeating Democratic Councilman Daniel T. Drew and served his last term.{{cite web |title=Middletown Voters Pick Giuliano For Third Term |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Middletown-Voters-Pick-Giuliano-For-Third-Term--69030752.html |website=NBC Connecticut |date=4 November 2009 |accessdate=30 November 2019 |language=en}}

Giuliano was defeated for reelection in 2011 by Democrat Daniel T. Drew, who succeeded him as mayor.{{cite web |last1=Delisio |first1=Ellen |title=Drew Credits Victory To Face Time With Middletown Voters |url=https://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/drew_credits_face_time_with_voters_for_victory/ |website=CT News Junkie |date=9 November 2011 |accessdate=30 November 2019 |language=en}}

In 2013, Giuliano ran and won a seat on the Middletown, Connecticut Common Council and served as the Minority Leader from 2013 until 2019.{{cite web |title=November 5 2013 Municipal Election Results |url=https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Election-Results/November-5-2013-Municipal-Election-Results |website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website |accessdate=30 November 2019 |language=en}}

Giuliano decided to run for Mayor again in 2019; however, he was defeated by Democratic Party political newcomer Benjamin Florsheim in his bid to try and win back the Mayor's Office from the Democratic Party.{{cite web |last1=Day |first1=Cassandra |last2=Bannister |first2=Valerie |title=Florsheim wins Middletown mayoral contest in unofficial tally |url=https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Florsheim-wins-Middletown-mayoral-contest-in-14812313.php |website=The Middletown Press |accessdate=30 November 2019 |date=5 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=McWilliams |first1=Kathleen |title=Republican councilman Sebastian Giuliano to run for Middletown mayoral seat |url=https://www.courant.com/community/middletown/hc-news-middletown-seb-giuliano-mayor-20190516-i4pf4jeaobhy5i4b5m36soy37y-story.html |website=Hartford Courant|date=16 May 2019 }} In January 2020, Giuliano announced his Candidacy for an open seat on the South Fire District Commission which we won the majority of the votes in the election that was held on February 3, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Day |first1=Cassandta |title=Ex-Middletown mayor wins S. Fire District commissioner election |url=https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Ex-Middletown-mayor-wins-S-Fire-District-15029137.php |website=The Middletown Press |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=4 February 2020}}