Thomas W. Bucci

Thomas W. Bucci
49th Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Leonard S. Paoletta
Succeeded by	Mary C. Moran
Personal details
Political party	Democratic

Thomas W. Bucci is an American attorney and the former mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bucci served two terms in office and was succeeded by Mary C. Moran. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Bucci is the cousin of Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Chairman Mario Testa.

Bucci graduated from Sacred Heart University and the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Bucci was admitted to the bar in Connecticut in 1973 and is also licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Bucci is a past president of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association.

Bucci is a founding partner of the law firm of Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, P.C. He argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Connecticut v. Teal. Other notable cases include his defense of Dr. Moshe Gai, a professor who was fired from the University of Connecticut.

Bucci was twice elected mayor of Bridgeport and served out both terms.

In 1985, Bucci won a four-way Democratic primary for mayor, defeating 1983 Democratic mayoral candidate Charles B. Tisdale, City Clerk Leonard L. Crone, and former mayor John C. Mandanici. Bucci then unseated incumbent mayor Leonard S. Paoletta, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

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