On a night Ned Lamont crushed Mayor Joe Ganim in the Democratic primary for governor, unofficial returns show Ganim winning Bridgeport in many city precincts but Lamont taking higher tax areas such as Black Rock and the North End. Dennis Bradley is the unofficial winner over Aaron Turner for State Senate 2,989 to 2,467 while incumbent Charlie Stallworth […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ethan Book'
Lamont Huge Statewide, Bradley Takes State Senate Primary, Stallworth Defeats Hanks In Tight Race
August 15th, 2018 · 62 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Aaron Turner·Casimir Mizera·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Dennis Bradley·Ethan Book·Joe Ganim·John Rodriguez·Ned Lamont·Shante Hanks
‘I’m An American But Not Treated Like One’
July 23rd, 2018 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
When you’re a candidate on the campaign trail appealing to voters the challenge is explaining why you’ll be different particularly if an elector declares “The Democratic Party takes the African American vote for granted.” In the video clip above pulled from Mayor Joe Ganim’s Facebook page for governor, a resident of Capitol Towers in Hartford […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Casimir Mizera·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Mattei·David Stemerman·Dennis Bradley·Dita Bhargava·Ethan Book·Eva Bermudez Zimmerman·Joe Ganim·Luis Colon·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Shante Hanks·Shawn Wooden·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst·William Tong
Ethan Book Challenges GOP Endorsed Candidate In State House Primary
July 6th, 2018 · 3 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Connecticut’s 128th State House District covers the East Side and Hollow. Republican Ethan Book, who’s at odds with party leadership, is challenging GOP-endorsed Luis Colon for the party nomination August 14 to face incumbent Democrat Chris Rosario in the general election. Book shares this piece on his perspective and background.
Candidates Wait On Key Campaign Grants
July 5th, 2018 · 52 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
UPDATE: Bradley and Hanks qualified for grants on Thursday. The State Elections Enforcement Commission is in overdrive trying to keep pace with candidate grant requests under the state’s Citizens Election Program of publicly funded races. With August 14 primaries on the horizon a number of candidates are awaiting grant application approval for campaign spend-down in […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Mattei·David Stemerman·Dennis Bradley·Dita Bhargava·Ed Gomes·Ethan Book·Eva Bermudez Zimmerman·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Shante Hanks·Shawn Wooden·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst·William Tong
Who’s Your Horse? Democrat And Republican Candidates For August Primaries
June 28th, 2018 · 8 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Some qualified for primaries via party support at the respective conventions, others did so through petition drives. When Bridgeport electors show up for the August 14 primaries, they will have the following choices, according to the list of certified candidates issued by the office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Tags: Aaron Turner·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Mattei·David Stemerman·Dennis Bradley·Dita Bhargava·Ethan Book·Eva Bermudez Zimmerman·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Shante Hanks·Shawn Wooden·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst·William Tong
Ethan Throws Book At WPCA Collections, Newton: Worse Than A Loan Shark
January 27th, 2018 · 10 Comments · City Council, News and Events
The City Attorney’s Office is verging on a collision course with some City Council members. The Ordinance Committee will conduct a special meeting Monday, 5 p.m. in the Wheeler Rooms of City Hall regarding the “Proposed resolution requesting the City Attorney’s Office to create an ordinance that requires the WPCA to implement a customer mediation program […]
Tags: Chris Meyer·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Ethan Book·Joe Ganim·Marcus Brown·Mark Anastasi
Ethan: Don’t Judge Book By Its Cover
August 28th, 2018 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The numbers are staggering. Democrats in Bridgeport outnumber Republicans by about 11 to 1. Still, this didn’t deter Republican Ethan Book from taking on his own party’s establishment defeating the endorsed GOP candidate in an August primary to pursue the super long shot odds of defeating Democratic incumbent Chris Rosario in the 128th State House seat […]
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Tags: Brian Lockhart·Chris Rosario·CT Post·Ethan Book·Joe Ganim