Lifelong Bristol resident Mark Dickau recently announced his intent to run for Bristol City Council’s Third District as a Democrat through a social media post.

“I will strive to make the City of Bristol a place where everyone feels welcome and supported. We must be united, not just during tragedies, but at all times,” said Dickau in the post.

Raised in the Federal Hill neighborhood, Dickau is a graduate of Bristol Eastern High School and Charter Oak State College. The Bristol resident currently works in the insurance industry, supporting the World Trade Center Health Plan for the Survivors and First Responders.

Dickau has been an active volunteer for the Bristol Hospital WIC Program, the Greene Hills PTO and the St. Joseph’s Church CYO. He has been involved in several community organizations including playing and volunteering in the Men’s Bristol Slo-Pitch Softball league and coaching for Pony League Baseball.

Dickau currently resides in Forestville along with his wife Melissa Dickau who is the Director of the Bristol Hospital Women Infant and Children’s program. Together they raised their daughter Alexandra Thomas, a Bristol Central graduate.

Dickau will face incumbents Cheryl Thibeault and Andrew Howe, both Republicans, in this November’s municipal election.

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