As Ed Gomes and Steve Stafstrom prepare to enter the Connecticut legislature in mid session, fresh off special election wins, supporters of a government reform bill have picked up two allies in the ongoing effort to enforce the City Charter prohibiting city employees from serving on the City Council.
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Gomes, Stafstrom Support Government Reform Bill
February 26th, 2015 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
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Merrill: ‘Enough Is Enough’–Wants Registrars Unelected
February 25th, 2015 · 25 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Connecticut’s chief elections official Denise Merrill, who’s elected by the people, is proposing to do away with elected registrars in favor of one serving that role as an appointed official. In a news release, Merrill says “Connecticut is the only state in the country that leaves election administration to two partisan locally elected officials.” From Merrill:
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Precinct Results State House
February 25th, 2015 · 5 Comments · News and Events
Totals, Steve Stafstrom 776, Enrique Torres 720, Bob Keeley 154, Bob Halstead 48, Hector Diaz 45
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Precinct Results State Senate
February 25th, 2015 · 11 Comments · News and Events
Ed Gomes embraces former school board member Maria Pereira who worked voter turnout at Hooker School precinct where Gomes ran up a huge win. CT Post photo Christian Abraham.
The following is a breakdown of unofficial results by precinct for Tuesday’s State Senate special election. Connecticut’s 23rd Senate District covers two-thirds of Bridgeport and a piece of western Stratford.
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Steady Eddy, Gomes Cruises To Victory Over DeJesus And Moales, Regains State Senate Seat
February 24th, 2015 · 62 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Ed Gomes and supporters
Riding a 100-strong ground operation, name recognition and the tax baggage of his chief opponents, 79-year-old Ed Gomes easily reclaimed the State Senate seat he lost in 2012 in a historic win running on the Connecticut Working Families Party line, over Democratic-endorsed Ricky DeJesus and petitioning candidate Ken Moales, a member of the Board of Education, both of whom at one time had the backing of Mayor Bill Finch’s political operation.
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Aided By Absentee Ballots, Stafstrom Narrowly Defeats Torres For State House
February 24th, 2015 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Steve Stafstrom joins State House
Former Democratic City Councilman Steve Stafstrom has narrowly defeated Republican Enrique Torres in the State House special election, according to unofficial returns from the Registrar’s Office: Stafstrom 776, Torres 720. Torres won on the machines by 20 votes, according to returns. Absentee ballots placed Stafstrom over the top. On his Facebook page Stafstrom wrote “Thank you Bridgeport!!! Thank you for all the support and for all the well wishes. Now lets get to work.”
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Will Mayor’s Race Be A Yeller Or Yawner?
February 26th, 2015 · 38 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Will Ganim get in?
The special elections are over, March is on the horizon, time to segue to the city’s big enchilada: the race for mayor.
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