John C. Daniels (April 25, 1936 – March 14, 2015) was an American politician who served as the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut from 1990 until 1994.
[1] Before being elected to the State Senate, Daniels taught in the West Haven School System.
In the years following his term as mayor, Daniels returned to teaching in the Hamden and East Haven school systems.
DeLieto chose not to run and, instead, supported his aide, John DeStefano, Jr. Daniels won the hotly contested primary which, in heavily Democratic New Haven, was tantamount to winning the general election.
Among Daniels' accomplishments as mayor was the introduction of community based policing to deal with the growing crime and drug problems in New Haven.