Board of Education member Maria Pereira, Bridgeport’s self-described establishment fighting piranha of politics, reasserted her voter strength in the Upper East Side leading a slate of nine candidates to a sweep in the Democratic Town Committee primary in the 138th District, according to unofficial returns. Tuesday was a night of sweeps in two other districts as […]
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Finger Politics! Piranha Power Sweeps To Democratic Town Committee Victory
March 2nd, 2016 · 80 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Gil Hernandez·Jessica Martinez·John Olson·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Mario Testa
The Race For Tuesday’s Cricket Vote
February 29th, 2016 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
By the time polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m. for Democratic Town Committee primaries in three districts, about 700 electors will have cast votes by absentee ballot which could ensure that more votes will be cast that way in some precincts than actual electors showing up to the polls. That noise you just heard in […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Gabrielle Parisi·Gil Hernandez·Howard Gardner·Joe Ganim·John Olson·John Ricci·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Mario Testa·Martha Santiago·Tyreke Bird
Town Committee Wars–The I, Me, Mine Of Politics (Absentee Ballots Too)
February 24th, 2016 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
More than 1,000 absentee ballots have been mailed by elections officials in three of 10 Democratic Town Committee districts competing in Tuesday’s primary with 27 seats up for grabs. This is as retail as retail can get when it comes to identifying voters and dragging them out. In these low-turnout primaries that may not hit 10 […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Bob Halstead·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Gabrielle Parisi·Gil Hernandez·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·John Olson·John Ricci·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Martha Santiago·Tyreke Bird
Maria Pereira Dances For Seniors And Votes In Dem Party Squabble, Wanna Cut In?
February 19th, 2016 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Who says Board of Education member Maria Pereira doesn’t have a sense of humor? Wednesday night the self-proclaimed piranha of city politics led her Democratic Town Committee slate in a prance with a belly dancer at an event schmoozing senior citizen voters at Augustana Homes, a key battleground for votes in the 138th District that […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Bob Halstead·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Gabrielle Parisi·Gil Hernandez·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·John Olson·John Ricci·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Tyreke Bird
Political Slates Set For March 1 Dem Primaries
February 8th, 2016 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
And the battle is officially on. Three of ten Democratic Town Committee Districts will face off in March 1 primaries covering the West Side, East Side and Upper East Side that will feature three slates, according to elections officials. Absentee ballots, key in these low-turnout party wars, will be available this week. The top vote […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anderson Ayala·Bob Halstead·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Gabrielle Parisi·Gil Hernandez·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·John Olson·John Ricci·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Martha Santiago·Tyreke Bird
Gomes, DeJesus Battle For State Senate Special Election Endorsement, Moales Postures For Run
January 15th, 2015 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Update: Board of Education member Ken Moales took out petition paperwork today to try to qualify for the State Senate special election. He must turn in 103 certified signatures of registered voters in the 23rd State Senate District to the Town Clerk’s Office by 4 p.m. Friday to qualify for the February 24 ballot.
Tags: Anderson Ayala·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bob Halstead·Bob Keeley·Ed Gomes·Enrique Torres·Hector Diaz·Ken Moales·Richard DeJesus·Steven Stafstrom·Testo's Restaurant
Working Families Party Endorses Gomes For State Senate Special Election
January 14th, 2015 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The Connecticut Working Families Party on Tuesday endorsed former State Senator Ed Gomes for his old seat in the February 24 special election to fill the vacancy of Andres Ayala, the new commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. If Gomes wins the Democratic Party endorsement Thursday night at Testo’s restaurant he’ll appear on two […]
Tags: Anderson Ayala·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Ed Gomes·Marilyn Moore·Richard DeJesus·Testo's Restaurant
Democratic Political Leadership Shows Male-Dominated Gender Gap
March 21st, 2016 · 49 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Bridgeport’s Democratic Party is looking for a few good women in district leadership positions. On March 14, Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, backed by Mayor Joe Ganim, overwhelmingly won another two-year term as party leader. On the same night the respective members of the 10-district, 90-strong DTC also announced district leaders. All of them are […]
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