Mayor Bill Finch, riding the power of incumbency and a potent Democratic registration advantage, cruised to a second four-year term Tuesday defeating Republican challenger Rick Torres and petitioning candidate Jeff Kohut. Finch secured roughly 70 percent of the vote.
Entries Tagged as 'Jeff Kohut'
Finch A Cinch, Wins Second Term
November 8th, 2011 · 37 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Jeff Kohut·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres
How Many Times Have You Voted?
November 8th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Okay, it’s Election Day and what a glorious day to vote. Your choices for mayor are Democratic incumbent Bill Finch, Republican Rick Torres and petitioning candidate Jeff Kohut. Don’t forget the other citywide candidates for town clerk, city clerk and city sheriff, as well as the City Council candidates. We’ll shoot you some numbers as soon [...]
67,689 Registered Voters–How Many Will Show Up?
November 7th, 2011 · 66 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Mayor Bill Finch is poised on Tuesday to make Bridgeport history, albeit recent history, as the first to win consecutive four-year terms for mayor. In 1998 voters approved a charter referendum four-year term for mayor, city clerk and town clerk. Joe Ganim, the first to win a four-year term for mayor in 1999, was forced [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Jasper McLevy·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres·Sam Tedesco·Santa Ayala
Paging The Mayoral Candidates–A ‘Frank ‘n’ Stein Mailing’
November 2nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Six days from the general election and very little word from the respective campaign camps. No statements, news releases, charges, countercharges or irresponsible accusations. What’s a campaign without someone spewing something over the top? It’s a Bridgeport ritual, is it not? Has Mayor Bill Finch anesthetized the entire electorate? We might have to start calling him [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Jeff Kohut·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres·Tom Kelly
We Need Dr. Frankenstein To Juice Election Interest
October 31st, 2011 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Halloween is here. Time to fire up Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein in the DVD. Hey, we all have our priorities for Halloween. I’m a little punchy from the latest storm. A foot of snow, downed trees and power lines everywhere. No power. My friends in the state’s largest city did much better with the moderating [...]
Whoa! A Debate With All Three Mayoral Candidates
October 26th, 2011 · 24 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Democratic Mayor Bill Finch, Republican Rick Torres and petitioning candidate Jeff Kohut debated issues Wednesday night in Black Rock. From Michael Mayko, CT Post: Mayor Bill Finch urged voters to consider his four years of accomplishments, including maintaining a stable taxes, balancing four budgets and cutting $3 million in costs while rebuilding the city through [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·General Electric·Jeff Kohut·Mike Mayko·Rick Torres
Turkey Of The Year Nominations
November 18th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Rockin’ time Thursday night at the Downtown Cabaret for the Rolling Stones tribute show. Nice to see a bunch of OIB friends including big Mojo Ralph Mojica, U.S. Senate candidate Sly Salcedo, OIB web designer Sue Katz and Anna looking out of control gyrating to Satisfaction. (Where’s yahooy when you need him?) Before the show [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Downtown Cabaret Theatre·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lydia Martinez·Mary-Jane Foster·Ralph Mojica·Rick Torres·Sly Salcedo·Sue Katz