If Mayor Joe Ganim is to receive public campaign funds in his quest for statewide office, he’ll need a court order. The State Elections Enforcement Commission on Wednesday validated a proposed declaratory ruling in May disqualifying Ganim from participating in the state’s Citizens Election Program of publicly funded races as he explores a run for […]
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State Election Watchdog Stiffs Ganim On Public Campaign Funds, Ganim Pledges Court Action
June 21st, 2017 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Testo's Restaurant
Mattei: Authoritarians Demand Loyalty To Themselves, Democracies Demand Loyalty To The Law
June 8th, 2017 · No Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Bridgeport attorney Chris Mattei who prosecuted several public figures as an assistant United States attorney, including former Governor John Rowland, weighs in on fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before Congress. Mattei is exploring a Democratic run for governor.
Tags: Chris Mattei·John Rowland
The Joe And Mario Show, Ganim Returns To Statewide Ambition
May 2nd, 2017 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Joe Ganim’s in the 2018 race for governor, an exploratory phase anyway. Now what? He raises money while waging a parallel campaign to qualify for the state’s public financing program either through an administrative remedy or court action. And along the way he needs to choose his words carefully about what he says about pols […]
Tags: CT Post·Joe Ganim·John DeStefano·John Gilmore·John Rowland·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa
Ganim To Explore Long-Shot Run For Governor
April 28th, 2017 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Eager for another shot at the governor’s office, one he thought was his time until derailed by a public corruption conviction in 2003, Mayor Joe Ganim on Friday filed exploratory papers for a statewide run. He ran for governor in 1994 and ended up the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor when Bill Curry lost to Republican […]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Nancy Wyman
Wyman, Political Charisma Shackled By Malloy Economic Baggage?
April 25th, 2017 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
She’s one of the most charismatic figures in state politics, highly desired at public events, her smile, wink and gravelly voiced Brooklyn enthusiasm a natural replacement for the stoicism of Democratic Governor Dan Malloy who’s not seeking reelection. But if Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman runs for the state’s top spot is she simply the political charmer […]
Tags: Chris Mattei·Dan Malloy·George Jepsen·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Kevin Lembo·Nancy Wyman
Weighing Statewide Run, Ganim Ponders Political Options
April 21st, 2017 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim must wait for at least two months before learning if he may qualify for a public campaign grant should he seek a long-shot statewide office in 2018. But will he wait that long before raising money? A slew of statewide candidates are already dialing for dollars.
Corruption Fighter Chris Mattei Eyes Run For Governor
April 20th, 2017 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
He locked up John Rowland on campaign finance charges, prosecuted others for public corruption and went after Wall Street profiteers as a federal prosecutor, now Chris Mattei, a Bridgeport attorney who lives in Hartford, is exploring a Democratic run for governor in what is shaping up as a crowded field on both sides of the […]
Rejecting Lobbyist Loot, Mattei Raises Dough With A Reformer’s Touch
July 3rd, 2017 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
So far this is a wide-open gubernatorial election cycle for 2018. An open seat, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman not clearly signaling her intentions, a slew of candidates, committed or through exploratory, raising money to leverage millions in public dollars. It provides room for a sleeper. On the Democratic side it may be Chris Mattei, a […]
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Tags: Chris Mattei·David Walker·John Rowland·Mark Lauretti·Nancy Wyman·Tim Herbst