City Council President Aidee Nieves and district partner Maria Valle steamrolled the handpicked candidates of City Clerk Lydia Martinez mounting mighty numbers for both the
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Voters Will Decide Consequential Primaries, Including City Council President
You say you love primaries, the favorite sport in town? Bridgeport aims to please. On Tuesday Democrats feature primaries in 8 of 10 City Council
Read moreGen Now Votes Makes A Play To Reelect City Council President Aidee Nieves
Social media spotlights, door knocking, lit drops, phone calls. Bridgeport Gen Now Votes, a sister campaign affiliate of the community action group, is making its
Read moreOne Week To September 14 Primary Day, Name Your Betting Odds On Lydia Versus Aidee
The last time a City Council president was knocked off in a primary? You gotta dig deep for that one, if it’s ever happened. Aidee
Read moreA Holy War Engulfs East Side Politics: Lydia Versus Aidee, City Council Presidency On The Line
Some days City Council President Aidee Nieves may feel a me-against-the-world political reckoning given she’s been placed on notice by City Clerk Lydia Martinez she
Read moreHere Ya Go: Sample Ballots For All September 14 Primary Races
On September 14 Republicans will host citywide races for Board of Education and city sheriff positions while Democrats features eight primaries in ten City Council
Read moreGen Now Backs City Council President Aidee Nieves, Others In Primary Wars
The formerly “non-partisan” Bridgeport Generation Now has announced its first set of endorsements in advance of the September 14 primaries, backing a mixed bag of
Read moreRead It: The DeFilippo Indictment Alleges He Falsified Voter Cards, Absentee Ballots On Behalf Of Tenants For His City Council Run–Who’s The Unindicted Co-Conspirator?
City Council candidate Michael DeFilippo falsified voter registration cards and absentee ballots of his North End tenants in furtherance of his legislative run in 2017
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