Entries Tagged as 'Chris Shays'
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.
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Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Shante Hanks
Shortly after he came up short in a Republican primary for lieutenant governor in 2014, Bridgeport resident David Walker declared if Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley’s bid failed he’d leave Connecticut. Foley lost. The former U.S. comptroller general, a candidate for governor, has had a change of heart.
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Tags: Betty Pfriem·Chris Shays·CT Post·David Carson·David Walker·Jim Himes·John McKinney·Ken Dixon·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Tim Herbst·Tom Foley
Bridgeport resident David Walker, the former U.S. comptroller general, collected $72,156 in his first quarter fundraisng effort in his 2018 exploratory campaign for governor, according to his on-line filing with the State Elections Enforcement Commission. Today, July 10, is the deadline for candidates to file mandatory reports for the period ending June 30. Walker’s goal, […]
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Tags: Chris Mattei·Chris Shays·David Walker·Jim Himes·Kevin Lembo·Mark Lauretti·Steve Obsitnik
Elizabeth “Betty” Pfriem, Bridgeport’s philanthropic rose who carried herself with grace whether publisher of the Bridgeport Post-Telegram newspapers, the only female Barnum Festival ringmaster or quiet community generosity for decades, passed away Saturday night.
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Tags: Barnum Festival·Betty Pfriem·Chris Shays·CT Post·David Carson·David Walker·Seaside Park
Standing in front of the ballpark at Harbor Yard, Republican Congressional candidate John Shaban asserts that incumbent Democrat Jim Himes is striking out when it comes to showing up in Bridgeport to debate. In the video Shaban declares “Even if Jim won’t be here, I’ll be here.” A spokesman for Himes declares his boss has […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·CT Post·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Steelpointe Harbor
Republican Congressional candidate John Shaban is on a mission to abridge Democratic incumbent Jim Himes as we hit the homestretch for the November 8 general election. As a challenger to Republican Chris Shays in 2008, Himes made his bones in Bridgeport barbecuing the incumbent on his failure to deliver the moolah for a replacement bridge […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Donald Trump·Jim Himes
Republican candidate for Congress John Shaban on Thursday did something very few GOP regional candidates for office have even thought about: he opened his campaign headquarters in Bridgeport in an effort to broaden his reach against four-term Democratic incumbent Jim Himes in Connecticut’s 4th District.
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Tags: Barack Obama·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Steelpointe Harbor·Tim Herbst
Breakups are hard in any situation but in politics they come and go and sometimes they come back together. Break up, get back together, break up, get back together. The Connecticut Working Families Party has separated from Democratic Congressman Jim Himes–in a disagreement on recent positions he has taken–who enjoyed a second line in the […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Ed Gomes·Jim Himes·Marilyn Moore·Tom Foley
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.
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Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Shante Hanks