 Brockman was chief of staff to former House Speaker Joe Arasimowitz when lawmakers successfully negotiated a bipartisan budget in 2017. He later worked in the same position for House Majority Leader Jason Rojas before joining the Lamont administration last year. Brockman takes over from Johnny Dack, who is moving to New York City. City of Bridgeport has received a $1.5 million federal grant to help pay for an expansion of its water pollution control facilities.