Justin Elicker (born July 31, 1975) is an American politician who serves as the 51st mayor of New Haven, Connecticut.

A Democrat currently in his third term, he was previously a city alderman representing East Rock and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service.

[5] Four candidates qualified for the Democratic primary, including state senator Toni Harp, who had won the endorsement of local party officials.

[7] Elicker labeled himself the candidate of integrity and sound government who would not show favoritism in hiring for city jobs.

Harp's campaign manager, Edward Corey, claimed without evidence that Elicker's wife Natalie, a federal prosecutor who handled only civil cases, had been "manipulating the FBI" into the investigation, which received widespread pushback.

[17] Harp already had a place on the November general election ballot thanks to her endorsement by the Working Families Party, so she had the opportunity for a rematch, just like the one Elicker had pursued in 2013.

[23] In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Elicker launched a new program called COMPASS that created non-police crisis-response teams to citizen issues.

[24] He also oversaw passage of a new inclusive zoning bill to require the construction of more affordable housing in the city and pushed for an expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport that attracted Avelo Airlines.