Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz, Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, at a round-table discussion on health care at the Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport. Lamont and Bysiewicz also unveiled their plan calling for affordable health care for all Connecticut residents.
Entries Tagged as 'Susan Bysiewicz'
Lamont-Bysiewicz Release Plan To Empower Women
October 10th, 2018 · 4 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Leading by more than 20 points among women, according to the latest Q Poll, Democrat Ned Lamont and his gubernatorial running mate Susan Bysiewicz released on Wednesday a platform “to empower, support and provide equal opportunity to women in every facet of their lives–from the classroom to the boardroom.”
Tags: Bob Stefanowski·Joe Markley·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz
FaithActs Hosts Candidate Meet And Greet
August 11th, 2018 · 5 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
News release from FaithActs for Education FaithActs for Education, a Bridgeport-based nonprofit organization, launched their 2018 get out the vote (GOTV) efforts with a non-partisan candidate meet and greet event. 19 candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate, treasurer, attorney general, state senate, and state representative offices attended and had the opportunity to address more […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Andre Baker·Casimir Mizera·Charlie Stallworth·Dennis Bradley·Dita Bhargava·Eva Bermudez Zimmerman·John Rodriguez·Oz Griebel·Shante Hanks·Shawn Wooden·Susan Bysiewicz·William Tong
‘I’m An American But Not Treated Like One’
July 23rd, 2018 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
When you’re a candidate on the campaign trail appealing to voters the challenge is explaining why you’ll be different particularly if an elector declares “The Democratic Party takes the African American vote for granted.” In the video clip above pulled from Mayor Joe Ganim’s Facebook page for governor, a resident of Capitol Towers in Hartford […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Casimir Mizera·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Mattei·David Stemerman·Dennis Bradley·Dita Bhargava·Ethan Book·Eva Bermudez Zimmerman·Joe Ganim·Luis Colon·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Shante Hanks·Shawn Wooden·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst·William Tong
Paging Political Polo Ponies! What’s Your Candidate BS Quotient?
July 22nd, 2018 · 11 Comments · State Politics
What candidate for governor excites you? For the most part OIB resident policy wonk Jeff Kohut is underwhelmed. We asked Kohut for his take on all the candidates. In classic Kohut-speak, he doesn’t hold back. To paraphrase Mad Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman, the only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each […]
Tags: David Stemerman·Dick Blumenthal·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Monte Frank·Ned Lamont·Oz Griebel·Ronald Reagan·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst
Working Families Party Endorses More Than 100 Candidates In Connecticut
September 24th, 2018 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The Connecticut Working Families Party has endorsed a record 107 candidates for the November general election placing them on Row C including all six Democrats seeking statewide constitutional offices led by top-of-ticket Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz facing Republicans Bob Stefanowski and Joe Markley. The Connecticut Independent Party has emerged as a Republican antidote to […]
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Tags: Aaron Turner·Dennis Bradley·Dick Blumenthal·Ed Gomes·Jack Hennessy·Marilyn Moore·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz