Entries Tagged as 'Verna Kearney'
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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Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Verna Kearney
UPDATE: The Rev. Charlie Stallworth, aided by the might of the Greater Bridgeport Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, won the special election Tuesday to fill the state legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso who took a job with the Malloy administration. Bridgeport police officer Verna Kearney, led by backers of Caruso, finished second. Stallworth won by 99 votes pending [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·James Keyser·Mario Testa·Mark Trojanowski·Santa Ayala·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
It’s not a Bridgeport election without one good fight. In the special election to fill the state legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso, State Senator Ed Gomes, supporting Verna Kearney, got into a heated battle with a minister from New Haven campaigning on behalf of candidate Rev. Charlie Stallworth. The minister apparently was campaigning for Stallworth inside [...]
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Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Denise Merrill·Ed Gomes·Verna Kearney
Well here we go. It’s special election day to fill the legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso. The Big Wave is supporting city police officer Verna Kearney. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa and Mayor Bill Finch support Rev. Charlie Stallworth, a member of the city’s Police Commission, who’s galvanizing fellow ministers to urge their peeps to the [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Denise Merrill·James Keyser·Mario Testa·Mark Trojanowski·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
Governor Malloy tonight (Monday) is scheduled to visit City Hall Annex, 999 Broad Street, to kick off his campaign to schmooze his budget proposal. What would you like to ask the gov about his budget?
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Charlie Walsh·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·James Keyser·Mark Trojanowski·Santa Ayala·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
This is so disappointing. I checked in with Town Clerk Alma Maya expecting a last-minute flood of absentee ballots for the special election to fill Chris Caruso’s state legislative seat. Only a handful of absentee ballots have arrived. What’s going on around here? No self-respecting Bridgeport pol can resist stuffing the ballot box. Has everyone gone [...]
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Tags: Alma Maya·Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·James Keyser·Mark Trojanowski·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
Update: From Democratic Registrar Sandi Ayala. “Secretary of the State Office has notified the Kearney campaign in writing that we have followed state statutes. They are not entitled to official poll workers, unofficial soft sheet workers or observers.” Five days from a special election to fill the legislative seat vacated by Chris Caruso, the campaign [...]
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Tags: Bob Keeley·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Denise Merrill·James Keyser·Mark Trojanowski·Santa Ayala·Tom Lombard·Verna Kearney
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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Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Verna Kearney