OIB rewind: It certainly was a wild and crazy Thursday night July 27, 1989 inside the Days Hotel on Lafayette Boulevard, jammed with 500 pols, for the Democratic Town Committee endorsement for mayor and other offices. Mayor Tom Bucci was endorsed for another two-year term but in November was turned away by voters for Republican […]
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Caruso'
Roll The Fight Tape! The Night Dems Mario Testa And Mike Rizzitelli Duked It Out At Party Convention
May 14th, 2018 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Bob Keeley·Carmen Lopez·Cecil Young·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Ed Caldwell·Jim Callahan·John Guman·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mike Rizzitelli·Tom Bucci
Rev. Stallworth Back In The Ganim Fold–Assisting With Minority Police Recruitment
April 17th, 2018 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, News and Events, State Politics
State Rep. Charlie Stallworth, an early Joe Ganim appointee who left city service about a year ago after a falling-out with the mayor, has returned as a consultant to the Civil Service Office with the task of recruiting minority candidates for an upcoming police test. He’ll be paid $2,500 for the next month with a […]
Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Rowena White·Shante Hanks·Sue Katz
Enchanté! ‘Titanium Woman’ Hanks Gears Up For Stallworth Challenge
January 24th, 2018 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The 2018 election cycle will be loaded with intriguing matchups including the one shaping up in the 126th State House District where incumbent Charlie Stallworth faces a Democratic primary challenge from Congressman Jim Himes’ former deputy district director Shanté Hanks who has formed a candidate committee.
Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Shante Hanks
Standing Ovation To OIB Readers, 2018 Bodes Intrigue
December 31st, 2017 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Check off another year. 2018 is shaping up as a wild political cycle: Democratic Town Committee primaries in March, followed by selection of a party leader. Will Mario Testa have enough juice for another two years? Depends on the March primary results. Statewide, party conventions in May will take place to endorse candidates for governor […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·David Walker·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mario Testa·Sue Katz·Wesleyan University
Is Keeley Losing Because Of The Machine Or Campaign Machinations?
November 22nd, 2017 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
There’s been some hand-wringing in the OIB comments section about City Council challengers Bob Keeley and Anne Pappas Phillips conquered by that dastardly big bad Democratic machine that endorsed incumbent Jeanette Herron and Michael DeFilippo in the North End 133rd District. A state judge ordered a new election following a dubious absentee ballot that found […]
Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Chris Caruso·Ed Gomes·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Michael DeFilippo
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
Weighing A Ganim Challenge–Does Marilyn Want Moore?
July 8th, 2018 · 50 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim’s raising money, banging phones, crashing festivals, schmoozing voters all across the state in his Runyonesque run for governor while trying to balance the duties of his elected office, something a Ned Lamont supporter who very well could be a Ganim mayoral opponent next year declares is “double-dipping” receiving a salary during his job […]
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Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Harding High School·Jack Hennessy·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Rich Deecken·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena