Mark D. Boughton (born February 20, 1964) is an American politician who was the longest-serving mayor in Danbury, Connecticut's history.

[3] In 2020, Governor Ned Lamont nominated Boughton to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.

Boughton went on to receive a master's degree in educational psychology from Western Connecticut State University, where he was on the Alumni Board of Directors.

[7] A case that would make national headlines and play out for over four years began on September 19, 2006, when eleven day laborers were arrested in Danbury.

A sting operation had been set up where day laborers were lured into a van whose driver, posing as a contractor, promised them work.

The laborers were driven to a parking lot where, if it was determined they were in the US illegally, initial reports indicated that they were arrested by agents of ICE.

[8] On Monday, February 4, 2008, Judge Michael Straus wrote in a public ruling that Danbury police did not exceed their authority during the undercover operation and that agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not rely on racial profiling to make the arrests.

[14] In January 2013, Mayor Boughton announced a program that allows residents to obtain savings on prescriptions that are not covered under their current insurance plans.

[15] On May 23, 2016, the City of Danbury helped Jericho Partnership launch a homeless employment initiative called "Clean Start.

[22] In 2010, after a failed attempt to gain the Connecticut Republican gubernatorial nomination, Boughton aligned with incumbent Lt.

Shortly after the Republican convention, Somers announced she would run for lieutenant governor solo and withdrew from the partnership with Boughton.