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Entries Tagged as 'Mario Testa'

The Day Mario Testa Blew Up The Party Convention

May 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics

Kooky things can happen at political conventions. Republicans will gather Friday at the Hartford Convention Center to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It appears Linda McMahon will come out with the endorsement for U.S. Senate and  former Congressman Chris Shays, a Bridgeport resident, will wage a primary. Democratic Town Chair Mario [...]

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Message From Mario To Education Candidates: Send Your Credentials To Mother Goose

May 4th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education

Want to be backed by the Democratic Town Committee for a school board seat? Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa is asking candidates to forward their résumés to Vice Chair Dottie Guman.

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Murphy Schmooze At Testo’s

April 30th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events

Locked in a delegate battle with former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz for the Democratic Party endorsement for U.S. Senate, Congressman Chris Murphy made his way tonight to Testo’s Restaurant, the epicenter of city politics owned by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, for a meet and greet with city Dems. Murphy and Bysiewicz are putting [...]

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Moses, The Ministers And Ganim

April 20th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

Trying to reclaim his old State Senate seat, Ernie Newton is receiving support from several members of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of city clergy that has a long history of influencing the vote. Former Mayor Joe Ganim, popular in African American and Latino neighborhoods, is also supporting the Moses of his peeps. Newton and [...]

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Mario: Do What You Want–Mother Goose Supporting Bysiewicz, Most Party Regulars For Murphy

March 23rd, 2012 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics

Two years ago Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa made it a priority to mobilize all his delegates to the state party convention to support Ned Lamont for governor. Mario wanted to vote as a bloc and he thought Ned’s moolah was the ticket to a winning race. Despite Mario’s support, several city pols led by [...]

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What If Finch Became An Independent?

March 15th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

Bill Finch has always embraced an independent streak, it’s part of his persona that invites a hug him or slug him reaction, depending on your perspective. Finch is doing something no mayor in modern history has approached. He’s saying to anyone willing to listen to him, a little more tactfully, that city schools suck and entrust him [...]

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Mellow Mario, With A Fresh Two Years, Must Now Choose Between SuBy And Murphy

March 13th, 2012 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

Ah, it was another love fest for Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa who was reelected by acclamation for another two-year term by the 90-member Democratic Town Committee Monday night at Mario’s Madison Avenue restaurant, the epicenter of city politics. Will someone please step up and start a good fight?

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