The deadline for petitioning candidates to submit signatures to the Registrar’s Office was Wednesday at 4 p.m. It looks like nine Democratic primaries in ten City Council districts. Elections officials are still reviewing some challenger petition sheets for certification, so additional names could be added but here’s a look so far. First two names party endorsed […]
Entries Tagged as 'Chaila Robinson'
You Like Primaries? You Got ‘Em
August 10th, 2017 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Anderson Ayala·Anne Pappas Phillips·Bob Keeley·Chaila Robinson·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Ernie Newton·Hector Diaz·Helen Losak·Hernan Illingworth·Jack Banta·Jessica Martinez·Jim Holloway·JoAnn Kennedy·Jose Casco·Kyle Langan·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano·Milta Feliciano·Pete Spain·Rowan Kane·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons
School Board Candidates Hope ‘Passion With A Purpose’ Carries To Victory
August 5th, 2017 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Wednesday, 4 p.m. is the deadline for petitioning candidates to submit signatures to the Registrar’s Office to qualify for a September 12 primary, including three school board challengers to Democratic-endorsed Jessica Martinez, Chaila Robinson and Hernan Illingworth who’ll have their first fundraiser that night at Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl & Grill inside Bass Pro Shops […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Chaila Robinson·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Helen Losak·Hernan Illingworth·Jessica Martinez·JoAnn Kennedy
School Board Challengers Hope The Primary Math Adds Up
August 2nd, 2017 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
In campaigns numbers speak volumes. Three challengers–JoAnn Kennedy, Eric Stewart-Alicea and Helen Losak–to the Democratic-endorsed Board of Education candidates have math on the mind in more ways than one, securing 2,245 certified signatures from registered Bridgeport Democrats to wage a citywide September 12 primary against Hernan Illingworth, Jessica Martinez and Chaila Robinson. They’re hustling in […]
Tags: Chaila Robinson·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Helen Losak·Hernan Illingworth·Jessica Martinez·JoAnn Kennedy·Maria Pereira
Thwarting The Opposition, Mario’s Signature Strategy
July 31st, 2017 · 31 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
One of the pleasures–some would call it power–of serving as Democratic town chair is discretion to select the date of the party endorsement for respective candidates. “Selective” is a key word for Mario Testa who has a history of choosing a late endorsement date to handcuff potential pain-in-the ass opponents from securing petition signatures to […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chaila Robinson·Chris Caruso·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Helen Losak·Hernan Illingworth·Jessica Martinez·JoAnn Kennedy·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster
Dems Endorse Municipal Candidates, City Council Primaries Loom
July 24th, 2017 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Get set for a bunch of primaries for City Council, possibly 9 of 10 districts. The Democratic Town Committee Monday night at Testo’s Restaurant endorsed candidates for Board of Education, city sheriff and the 10 districts encompassing the legislative body on a day its leader Tom McCarthy announced he’s not seeking reelection to his seat in […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Bob Keeley·Chaila Robinson·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez-Walker·Ernie Newton·Hector Diaz·Hernan Illingworth·Jack Banta·Jessica Martinez·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Weldon·Jose Casco·Kevin McSpirit·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano·Mario Testa·Michelle Lyons·Milta Feliciano·Pete Spain·Ralph Ford·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy
No School Board Primary, Challenge Slate Petition Signatures Fall Short
August 12th, 2017 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
A slate of JoAnn Kennedy, Helen Losak and Eric Stewart-Alicea fell short of the signatures required to wage a citywide Democratic primary for Board of Education. They needed more than 2200 certified signatures from registered Democrats in the city. That means party-endorsed Jessica Martinez, Chaila Robinson and Hernan Illingworth move on to the general election.
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Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Anderson Ayala·Anne Pappas Phillips·Bob Keeley·Chaila Robinson·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Ernie Newton·Hector Diaz·Helen Losak·Hernan Illingworth·Jack Banta·Jessica Martinez·Jim Holloway·JoAnn Kennedy·Jose Casco·Kyle Langan·M. Evette Brantley·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano·Mary McBride-Lee·Milta Feliciano·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Rolanda Smith·Rowan Kane·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons