Entries Tagged as 'Chris Shays'
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
Bridgeport is generally alien territory for Republican candidates. John Shaban writes on his Bridgeport campaign web page “As the Republican candidate for US Congress in CT’s fourth district, many people reflexively ask “what is your Bridgeport strategy” … as if Bridgeport is a foreign land in need of a foreign policy.”
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim
Former Bridgeport resident and Republican Congressman Chris Shays shared with CNN why he’s voting for Hillary Clinton. During the 34 years I served as a Republican elected official in Connecticut, 13 years in the State House of Representatives, and 21 years in Congress, I always voted for our Republican candidate for governor and our Republican […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton
A Republican was spotted in the East End over the weekend. When it comes to the African American-rich Democratic neighborhood in the state’s largest city where Democratic Mayor Joe Ganim ran up large pluralities last year, Republican political players have gone the way of the 8-track player. GOP congressional candidate John Shaban, a friend of […]
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Tags: AJ Perez·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Lowell Weicker
Rina Bakalar, who served as co-chair of Mayor Joe Ganim’s economic development transition team and for several years director of the city’s Central Grants Office, has been appointed director of development for the Town of Trumbull by First Selectman Tim Herbst.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·David Kooris·Ed Lavernoich·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Marsilio·Rina Bakalar·Tim Herbst
The campaign headquarters of Joe Ganim was abuzz the other day when Congressman Jim Himes who had backed Bill Finch in the primary stopped in for a chat with the former mayor, now Democratic nominee. According to Ganim operatives, Himes and Ganim had a friendly conversation in his North End headquarters without a formal endorsement […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Steelpointe Harbor
Following a commentary from former city activist Josh Nessen condemning Joe Ganim, in response city policy wonk Jeff Kohut claims the former mayor is wiser for his experiences. Josh Nessen wrote a detailed, factual piece about the battle between the grassroots movement of the 1990s to ameliorate the plight of the downtrodden people of the […]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dick Blumenthal·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa·Paul Timpanelli
Shaban Opens HQ In The Port: I’m A Team Guy … Not About Democrats Or Republicans
September 9th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
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