Jean Bradley Derenoncourt was born in Haiti. He immigrated to the US after the devastating earthquake in 2010 and settled in Brockton, MA. He got involved in his community, organizing for earned sick time for workers in the Commonwealth. In 2016, Jean Bradley became a citizen. And last year, he ran for Brockton Councilor-At-Large and became the first Haitian-American man elected to public office in Massachusetts. January 20th, 2018.