From State Senator Ed Gomes: Current occupant of the late Sen. Alvin Penn’s legislative seat calls for full enforcement of the 1999 Racial Profiling Prohibition Act State Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) today offered comment on the recent arrest of four East Haven police officers for racial profiling, and offensive comments on the subject made by [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ed Gomes'
Gomes: Maturo Might Have Wanted Tacos For Dinner, But He Ended Up Eating Crow
January 30th, 2012 · 9 Comments · City Politics, Cops, State Politics
Tags: Alvin Penn·Ed Gomes
Newton, In Formal Announcement, Urges Redemption And A Voice
January 29th, 2012 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Ernie Newton formally declared his candidacy for his old State Senate seat Saturday afternoon seeking redemption for past sins and pledging to restore a voice for the jobless, needy and victims of crime.
Tags: Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton
Speaking Of Ed Gomes … Renovations Coming To Bullard Havens
January 29th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Education, News and Events
From State Senator Ed Gomes: HARTFORD – State Senator Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) announced today that the Bullard Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport is expected to receive a total of $273,200 in state funds for multiple building repairs and upgrades.
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Newton Makes It Official, State Senate Run Sets Up Rematch With Ed Gomes
January 23rd, 2012 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Former State Senator Ernie Newton has filed the paperwork with the state in an effort to regain his old seat currently occupied by Ed Gomes who won Connecticut’s 23rd Senate District in 2005 after Newton was forced to resign following corruption charges. Newton will make a formal announcement next Saturday on Stratford Avenue. A Democratic primary would take [...]
Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Newton Versus Gomes: The Politics Of State Senate District Changes
December 26th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
While the State Supreme Court sorts out the reconfiguration of Connecticut’s five congressional districts, required every 10 years to reflect population shifts, the redistricting panel that managed to agree on map changes to the 2012 state legislative districts has angered some African American activist and political leaders including former State Senator Ernie Newton even though Newton could benefit from the city’s redistricting [...]
Tags: Alvin Penn·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jodi Rell
Will Andres Ayala Run For State Senate?
February 2nd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Haven’t heard it from the horse’s mouth, but several pols tell OIB State Rep. Andres Ayala, leader of the city’s State House delegation, is telling them he’s running for the State Senate seat occupied by Ed Gomes and formerly held by Ernie Newton who announced officially on Saturday he’s a candidate for his old job.
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Lydia Martinez·Mary-Jane Foster·Ned Lamont