The State Elections Enforcement Commission this week voted to investigate complaints brought by outgoing City Councilmen Angel DePara and Carlos Silva accusing the September 10 Democratic primary winners in the 136th District Richard DeJesus and Alfredo Castillo of a variety of campaign violations including improper collection of petitioning signatures to qualify for the ballot and […]
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State Investigates Election Allegations By Outgoing City Council Members Against Opponents
November 23rd, 2013 · 13 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Angel DePara·Carlos Silva·Christina Ayala·CT Post·Santa Ayala
The Democratic Primary Results
September 11th, 2013 · 2 Comments · City Council, Education, News and Events
The Registrar of Voters’ unofficial results for Tuesday’s Democratic primary, according to the CT Post.
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bob Halstead·Brandon Clark·Carlos Silva·CT Post·David Hennessey·Howard Gardner·John Olson·Katie Bukovsky·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Valle·Milta Feliciano·Simon Castillo·Trish Swain·Warren Blunt
Final Push For Votes, Stakes High In Control Of School Board
September 10th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The door knocking, phone calls, mail pieces, lit drops are coming to an end. One last final push is on for control of the Board of Education. On the top line for Tuesday’s (today) Democratic primary endorsed candidates–Kathryn Bukovsky, Simon Castillo and Brandon Clark–backed largely by the Democratic political establishment, Mayor Bill Finch and education […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Brandon Clark·Carlos Silva·David Hennessey·Howard Gardner·John Olson·Katie Bukovsky·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Valle·Milta Feliciano·Paul Vallas·Simon Castillo·Trish Swain·Warren Blunt
Will Absentee Ballots Decide School Board Primary?
September 6th, 2013 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
More than 700 absentee ballots have been returned to the Town Clerk’s Office for Tuesday’s Democratic primary involving citywide school board seats and four City Council districts. It’s likely more than 10 percent of the overall vote will come via absentee ballot. The size of the absentee ballot spread could determine what school board candidates […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Brandon Clark·Carlos Silva·David Hennessey·Howard Gardner·John Olson·Katie Bukovsky·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Valle·Milta Feliciano·Simon Castillo·Trish Swain·Warren Blunt
Council Members Stipe And Swipe
August 31st, 2013 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
The Bridgeport City Council will be back in action Tuesday 7 p.m. for its next full meeting. Prior to the council session at 6:30, government watchdog John Marshall Lee will be among the speakers addressing the legislative body. Lee’s subject matter is “stipends.” Each council member, in lieu of salary, has a $9,000 stipend to […]
Tags: Angel DePara·Beardsley Park·Carlos Silva·John Marshall Lee·Steven Stafstrom·Tom McCarthy
What Happened Tuesday? It’s Called Organized Opposition
September 11th, 2013 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
UPDATE: Complete unofficial Tuesday results here. Tuesday was an old-fashioned political ass kicking. It proved several things including the notion Democratic Town Committee endorsed candidates cannot be defeated is a fallacy. It’s also a fallacy they cannot be defeated in a low turnout. So, was Tuesday’s blowout of endorsed candidates really about the schools? Or […]
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Tags: Angel DePara·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Carlos Silva·Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport·David Walker·John Olson·M. Evette Brantley·Manny Moutinho·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Vallas·Phil Blagys·Rick Torres·Steven Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly·Warren Blunt