East End District Leader Ralph Ford’s psychology background comes in handy toiling in the schizophrenic world of city politics. The good doctor has negotiated his share of patients to study in active practice or civic engagement. On March 6th Ford will have neighborhood activists knocking on his door, and they won’t necessarily be patients. He’s facing […]
Entries Tagged as 'Wanda Simmons'
Couch Politics, Will Dr. Ford’s Diagnosis Of East End Town Committee Fight Hold Up? Game On
January 23rd, 2018 · 69 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Eneida Martinez·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Ralph Ford·Tom Kelly·Wanda Simmons
Winners By The Numbers
November 8th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The winners via The Connecticut Secretary of the State public reporting web page. Winners in bold follow:
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Cecil Young·Chaila Robinson·Chris Taylor·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dennis Scinto·Eneida Martinez·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Ernie Newton·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jack Banta·James Carbone·Jessica Martinez·Joe Sokolovic·John Weldon·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Michael Giannotti·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Ras Omari·Sarah Lewis·Shavonne Davis·Wanda Simmons
Herron Flights Keeley By 1 Vote
September 20th, 2017 · 9 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Every vote counts. Yup. In the case of the Democratic City Council primary between incumbent Jeanette Herron and former State Rep. Bob Keeley in the North End 133rd District 1 vote has made the difference. Herron squeaked out a vote victory following a Tuesday recount that had them tied going in.
Tags: Anthony Paoletto·Bob Keeley·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Karen Jackson·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Samia Suliman·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons
Protesting Income Inequality From Bridgeport To Greenwich
September 17th, 2017 · 2 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
In advance of the weekend state budget vote, a Connecticut Working Families Party-led caravan of tax justice demonstrators protested Bruce McGuire’s Connecticut Hedge Fund Association, “the foremost group lobbying against closing the egregious Carried Interest Tax Loophole, outside their fancy yacht club gathering,” according to the WFP. City Council candidate from the East End Wanda Simmons, […]
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City Council Recounts Set
September 15th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Recounts will take place on Tuesday morning at the Margaret Morton Government Center in four districts following the results of Democratic primaries for City Council. Candidates must be within 20 votes to force a recount.
Tags: Anthony Paoletto·Bob Keeley·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Karen Jackson·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Samia Suliman·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons
City Employee Councilors Sayonara, Primary Post Mortem
September 14th, 2017 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Primary day has ended, but it’s not over. And even when the primary vote is certified following recounts, there’s the general election in November and then another vote for City Council president in December by peers. And guess what? When the new council meets in December it will do so without a city employee councilor […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Anne Pappas Phillips·Anthony Paoletto·Bijou Theatre·Bob Keeley·Chris Rosario·Christina Smith·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Jim Holloway·Jorge Cruz·Karen Jackson·Kyle Langan·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mario Testa·Mary McBride-Lee·Michael DeFilippo·Milta Feliciano·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Richard Salter·Rolanda Smith·Samia Suliman·Scott Burns·Tom McCarthy·Wanda Simmons
East End Town Committee Challenge Slate Fails To Qualify, North End Battle Ramps Up
February 5th, 2018 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
The East End Democratic Town Committee challenge slate that was seeking to unseat veteran political operatives failed to secure sufficient signatures to qualify for the March 6th primary, according to local elections officials. That means incumbent committee members such as Ralph Ford, Ernie Newton and Eneida Martinez will continue to control things in the 139th […]
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Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Barbara Bellis·Bob Keeley·Charlie Coviello·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Mario Testa·Michael DeFilippo·Ralph Ford·Tom McCarthy·Wanda Simmons