Following last Tuesday’s drubbing of Democratic Party endorsed candidates for school board and City Council, opposition forces as well as establishment Dems are looking to the 2015 mayoral cycle and speculating about possible challengers to Mayor Bill Finch. What names are floating as possible contenders? Mary-Jane Foster, who challenged Finch in a 2011 mayoral primary, […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Gomes'
The Potential Conga Line For Mayor
September 19th, 2013 · 81 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Harding High School·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor
John Gomes Passes On City Council Run, Ponders Another Mayoral Candidacy
June 11th, 2013 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
As insurgents seek candidates to take on City Council incumbents this year, one-time 2011 mayoral candidate John Gomes says he will not be among the challengers. He says he’s considering another mayoral run in 2015.
Tags: Bill Finch·John Gomes·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Mary-Jane Foster
Janet Gomes Wins PAC Election, Working Families Party Accuses Excel Bridgeport Of Smear Campaign
May 8th, 2013 · 22 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events
Janet Gomes, wife of 2011 mayoral candidate John Gomes, won the Parent Advisory Election on Wednesday. Update from CT Post reporter Linda Conner Lambeck: Janet Gomes, a Thomas Hooker parent, won a three-way race for president of the District Parent Advisory Council Wednesday in a controversial re-do election in which the votes of parents whose […]
Tags: CT Post·Excel Bridgeport·Jessica Martinez·John Gomes·Linda Conner Lambeck·Maria Pereira
Paging Zombie Land–Can Mojica Drum Up The Mojo For A City Council Challenge? Election Year For The Council
April 30th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Former City Councilman Ralph Mojica has filed paperwork to try to reclaim his former seat on the city’s legislative body challenging incumbents Denese Taylor-Moye and Jack Banta in the 131st District that covers the South End, Downtown and the West End. Big Mojo served on the council for several years. He supported Chris Caruso for […]
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Bridgeport Bluefish·Carlos Silva·Chris Caruso·Christina Ayala·Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dottie Guman·Ed Gomes·Howard Austin·Jack Banta·Jim Holloway·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·John Olson·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Manuel Ayala·Maria Valle·Marty McCarthy·Michelle Lyons·Mike Marella·Ralph Mojica·Rich Paoletto·Sacred Heart University·Steven Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Gomes: Insulting To Ask Taxpayers To Pay More
April 8th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
John Gomes, a former Finch administration official and 2011 mayoral candidate, writes that city taxpayers cannot afford another tax increase as the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee prepares for a public hearing (tonight 6 p.m. City Hall) on the spending proposal for the budget year that starts July 1. Gomes commentary: The taxpayers of […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·John Gomes
Neighbors Unite To Support Hennessy’s Reform Bill In Face Of Strong Opposition
February 22nd, 2013 · 28 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Hennessy UPDATE: Community activists from throughout the city have come together in support of State Rep. Jack Hennessy’s bill to bar city employees from serving on the City Council, something prohibited in the City Charter, but allowed through a loophole in state law. Harborview Market in Black Rock, owned by two-time Republican mayoral candidate Rick […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Auden Grogins·David Walker·Don Clemons·Jack Hennessy·John Gomes·John Marshall Lee·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres·Tom McCarthy
Finch Hits Midpoint Of Second Term, Builds Warchest, Potential Opponents Weigh Options
November 18th, 2013 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education
With nearly $120,000 in campaign cash in the bank, Mayor Bill Finch is off to a mighty fundraising start at the midpoint of his second four-year term. Raising money will not be a problem for the mayor as he prepares for reelection in 2015. The larger questions: how will the next two budget cycles play […]
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Tags: Americo Santiago·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford