Attorney William P. Beccaro, who fronted a political action committee that came under fire by supporters of 2011 Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, has been fined $5,000 by the State Elections Enforcement Commision, one of the heaviest sanctions in commission history for an assortment of illegal actions that included improper travel expenses involving Mayor Bill Finch. Finch [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Jason Bartlett'
Finch Friend Beccaro Whacked By Elections Commission–Beccaro Toast As City Legal Consultant
February 16th, 2012 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Jason Bartlett·Mary-Jane Foster·Tom Kelly·William Beccaro
Ha, Ha, Ha; It’s Time For Santa Claws
December 23rd, 2011 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Another crazy year in the state’s largest city and just in time because a lot of us are out of breath. Snow storm after snow storm, an elected school board that said we’re outta here, replaced by a state-appointed body, a Democratic mayoral primary that was on, then off, then on again. After a year [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Brian Rooney·Chris Caruso·Jason Bartlett·Jim Callahan·Joe Gaudett·Lydia Martinez·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Ganim·Paul Vallas·Sal DiNardo·Sandra Kase·Santa Ayala·Tim Herbst·Tom McCarthy
Afternoon Voting Update–Turnout Low–Some UB Students Turned Away
September 27th, 2011 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
4 pm update: Turnout figures across the city are trending low, and barring a late surge, will be hard-pressed to hit 20 percent citywide by 8 p.m. Black Rock, as usual, is the highest performing precinct, followed by the North End. But one third of the city’s 23 voting precincts had not broken out of percentage single [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dottie Guman·Jason Bartlett·Jim Callahan·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·University of Bridgeport
The Power Of Street Money–The Race To Tuesday’s Primary
September 22nd, 2011 · 35 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Primaries are different animals than higher turnout general elections. I preach often that campaigns are all about dear ol’ MOM–money, organization and message. When it comes to taking it to the streets, campaigns are more about money and organization. When you have oodles of dough, as Mayor Bill Finch’s reelection campaign enjoys, you can hire a hundred workers to canvass [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Jason Bartlett·Mary-Jane Foster·Ralph Ford
Foster Camp Accuses State Rep. Santiago Of Absentee Ballot Fraud
September 17th, 2011 · 23 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Jason Bartlett, campaign manager for Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, has filed complaints with the State Elections Enforcement Commission alleging a voter was disenfranchised because the Town Clerk’s Office didn’t have an absentee ballot available for her to vote on the spot and also alleging State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago, a supporter of Mayor Bill Finch, offered [...]
Tags: Americo Santiago·Bill Finch·CT Post·Eze Santiago·Jason Bartlett·Mary-Jane Foster
Finch And Foster Campaign Standoff, It’s Adam’s Family Versus Jason And The Argonauts
September 15th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Political campaigns are creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky–candidates Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster may be the faces of their respective campaigns–but it’s the strategists who drive the operations and make them ooky (what the hell is ooky?). Say hello to Adam Wood, Finch’s chief of staff and political yogi and Jason Bartlett, Foster’s campaign manager. [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Hillary Clinton·Jason Bartlett·Mary-Jane Foster·Ned Lamont·Santa Ayala
Have Jason Will Travel–Bartlett, Musto Qualify For Public Financing
September 20th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Democratic State Senator Anthony Musto who represents the western portion of Bridgeport, all of Trumbull and part of Monroe was approved Wednesday for a $91,290 grant from Connecticut’s Citizens Election Program of publicly financed races. With time running out, Musto’s Republican challenger Chadwick Ciocci, a Trumbull town councilman, has not yet qualified. Former State Rep. [...]
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Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chad Ciocci·Jason Bartlett·Mary-Jane Foster·Rob Russo