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Entries Tagged as 'Hector Diaz'

Appointed BOE Members: We Want Your Endorsement To Run

May 14th, 2012 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education

On May 22, the Democratic Town Committee will meet at Testo’s Restaurant to endorse candidates for a variety of offices. Three city-resident members of the current state-appointed Board of Education, Jacqueline Kelleher, Ken Moales and Hernan Illingworth, are seeking the DTC endorsement. As a result of the Connecticut Supreme Court reversing state control of city [...]

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March Madness Means Primaries–East Side Challenge Slate Qualifies

February 1st, 2012 · 19 Comments · City Politics

UPDATE: The Democratic Town Committee challenge slate in the 137th East Side District has qualified to oppose the slate led by City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez, according to Democratic Registrar of Voters Santa Ayala. And you thought March madness meant college hoops! Three district primaries for Democratic Town Committee seats could take place March 6th, assuming necessary [...]

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Can Hector Diaz Make A Play For Town Clerk?

July 20th, 2011 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

When the Democratic Town Committee meets Tuesday night at Testo’s Restaurant to endorse candidates for office no shocking developments are expected, but with city pols ya just never know. Mayor Bill Finch should receive near-unanimous support among the 90-member DTC for another four-year term. One possibility for some action, however, is former State Rep. Hector Diaz’s play for the [...]

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These Pols Are Popular, Plus: Lamont’s Jobs Plan

March 30th, 2010 · 26 Comments · City Politics, State Politics

I got my mitts on a list of the 77 Bridgeport delegates to the state Democratic Party convention in May when donkeys will endorse candidates for constitutional offices such as governor, attorney general, etc. (What? I’m not on it?)

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The Politics Of Ethics

August 19th, 2009 · 27 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Civil Service, Library

Bridgeport Port Authority, Civil Service, Bridgeport Public Library. All three agencies have or will be keeping Mayor Bill Finch busy. Add another one to the list hizzoner wants to shape: Bridgeport Ethics Commission. Nearly two years into his mayoralty, Finch is looking to replace members whose terms have expired or will expire by the end of the [...]

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The Library Flap

August 17th, 2009 · 51 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Library, News and Events

Get ready for the library showdown. This one’s gonna be a page turner. The official complaint is Liberate Libraries Committee vs Alma Maya, Town Clerk of the City of Bridgeport. Liberate Libraries Committee is a political action committee formed to push the passage of a library budget referendum. Library Board President Jim O’Donnell, an attorney, [...]

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Examining The Layoff List, Plus: The Debate, Paul Newman And Blackmail Photos

September 27th, 2008 · 73 Comments · City Budget, Civil Service, National Politics, News and Events

When I look at the layoff list of city employees Mayor Bill Finch released on Thursday I see several with a long history of service to the city. Andrew Abate, who  served as chief of the Water Pollution Control Authority for about 20 years, was let go. Funds for the WPCA come from a separate water fee so [...]

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