Election day for City Council, school board and city sheriff seats. It’s not a mayoral year, but still a lot on the line for control of Board of Education policy and the direction of the city’s budget and legislative body. Let us know your candidate preferences for or against. And let us know what you’re […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ralph Mojica'
South End Candidates Address Issues
November 2nd, 2013 · 18 Comments · City Council, City Politics
Update: includes Mojica response. Bridgeport’s 131st City Council District covers the South End, Downtown and a portion of the West End. South End activist Andrew Martinez asked the five candidates on Tuesday’s ballot, incumbent Democrats Denese Taylor-Moye and Jack Banta, Republicans Ethan Book and David Goodman and former councilman for the district running as a […]
Political Action Group Announces General Election Endorsements
October 3rd, 2013 · 94 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The political action group Citizens Working For A Better Bridgeport on Thursday issued endorsements for five citywide school board seats and selected City Council districts. The group endorsed for Board of Education Democrats Andre Baker, Howard Gardner and Dave Hennessey and Republicans Joe Larcheveque and Steve Best. Baker’s name will also appear on the Connecticut […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Andre Baker·Better Bridgeport·David Hennessey·David Walker·Enrique Torres·Gabrielle Parisi·Howard Gardner·Joe Larcheveque·Lydia Martinez·Maria Valle·Michelle Lyons·Milta Feliciano·Phil Blagys·Ralph Mojica·Steve Best
When City Hall Is Listed As A Fundraiser, Joel Gonzalez Inquires
August 21st, 2013 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Former City Councilman Joel “Speedy” Gonzalez has a taste for reviewing campaign finance reports he claims contain dubious information provided by city political operatives. He’s attempting to turn a Democratic South End political organization into a cause célèbre with his filing of a campaign finance complaint. Joel represented this political district when he served on the […]
Tags: Americo Santiago·Ezequiel Santiago·Joel Gonzalez·José "Chico" Rivera·Leticia Colon·Mitch Robles·Ralph Mojica·Sly Salcedo
Primary Fever For Democratic Town Committee Seats–Does Mario Want Two More Years?
November 22nd, 2013 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
You thought you had to wait until the summer for the next round of primary season action? Hey, the state’s largest city marinates in primaries and we’re just around the corner from winter primaries for Democratic Town Committee seats. Fire up the absentee ballots!
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Tags: Americo Santiago·Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Mario Testa·Ralph Mojica·Santa Ayala