Update: Bridgeport CT Democratic Primary Unofficial Results 16Sep2015. Bridgeport CT Republican Primary Unofficial Results 16Sep2015. Bill Finch is trying to achieve what has never been done before in city history, an incumbent mayor losing a primary and then winning the general election. On Thursday he announced publicly for the first time in an eblast to […]
Entries Tagged as 'Charlie Tisdale'
Finch Has Mountain To Climb, Chases History In November
September 18th, 2015 · 163 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bijou Theatre·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
OIB Rewind: Fireworks Break Out At 1989 Democratic Convention
July 4th, 2015 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On this July 4th weekend we salute the fireworks at the July 1989 Democratic Town Committee endorsement session for mayor, just a few weeks away from what could be a contentious battle for party support between Mayor Bill Finch and Joe Ganim at Testo’s Restaurant. Both Finch and Ganim, by the way, were in the […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Carmen Lopez·Cecil Young·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Ed Caldwell·Jim Callahan·Joe Ganim·John Gilmore·John Guman·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mike Rizzitelli·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Bucci
What’s Mario Testa’s Strategy For A Mayoral Endorsement?
June 2nd, 2015 · 160 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE: Testa sets endorsement date July 21 (earliest day possible) June has arrived, time to examine Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s crystal ball to set a date for the party endorsement for mayor and other municipal offices in July. The date is key toward the Democratic primary lineup in September.
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Tisdale·Howard Gardner·Joe Ganim·Lenny Paoletta·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster
The Wacky World Of Mayoral Politics
April 1st, 2015 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Howard Gardner says he’s going all the way. Charlie Coviello says the same thing. A lot of political positioning is underway for a potential September Democratic mayoral primary in a challenge of two-term incumbent Bill Finch. While Gardner and Coviello are officially in the race, former Mayor Joe Ganim and 2011 candidate Mary-Jane Foster are […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Howard Gardner·Joe Ganim·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Tom Bucci
Gardner: Good Night’s Sleep, Mr. Mayor? The Quest To Work For All Citizens
January 14th, 2015 · 8 Comments · City Politics, Education
Board of Education member Howard Gardner, considering a mayoral run, shares this commentary about the need for a city that works for “all its citizens.” If I’ve learned anything during my first 12 months on the Bridgeport Board of Education, it is this–education reform is hard; not hard as being insolvable; hard in that it […]
Tags: Bob Keeley·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Tisdale·David Daniels·Howard Gardner·John Gomes
25 Years Ago, Dems Mario Testa And Mike Rizzitelli Duked It Out At Party Convention
May 15th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
It’s been 25 years and this video is more priceless than ever. This weekend and into next week a series of political conventions will take place to endorse candidates for an assortment of local, state and federal offices. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s restaurant on Madison Avenue will host candidate conventions on Monday and Wednesday […]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·Cecil Young·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Ed Caldwell·Jim Callahan·Joe Ganim·John Gilmore·John Guman·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mike Rizzitelli·Tom Bucci
Former Town Clerk Hector Diaz
February 25th, 2014 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Hector Diaz Sr. had an easy authority about him. When you talk about decency, a quiet leader, he’s at the top of the list of distinguished city officials. Hector served as town clerk from 1983 to 2007 (when he retired) with a break from 1989-91. He passed away over the weekend in Florida.
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Hector Diaz·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta
Who Is Joe Ganim? The Early Years
November 8th, 2015 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Joe Ganim’s political resurrection has generated local, state and even national interest. Who is he? Where does he come from? What were his early years in office like? What follows is the first of two installments about young Joe Ganim, his growth as a politician and the initial years of his first mayoralty based largely […]
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Tags: Beardsley Park·Bridgeport Hospital·Charlie Tisdale·Dennis Murphy·Housatonic Community College·Jim Callahan·Joe Ganim·Lee Samowitz·Lowell Weicker·Mary Moran·Sue Katz·Tom Bucci·Tom Dudchik·University of Bridgeport·University of Connecticut