Elinor Carbone

Elinor Carbone is a Connecticut politician who served as mayor of Torrington, Connecticut from 2013 to 2025. She previously served on both the Board of Education and the Torrington City Council.

Early life Carbone was born in Torrington. She attended Torrington High School, where she met her husband Gerard. She obtained an associate degree in medical assisting from Naugatuck Valley Community College. Prior to being elected mayor, Carbone worked as a probate paralegal in Litchfield.

She was subsequently re-elected in 2017, strongly defeating her only challenger, the Reverend Peter Aduba. During her second term, she updated the town's housing anti-discrimination policy to be compliant with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Carbone is a member of the Republican Party.

Electoral history

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