by | Oct 13, 2020 12:01 pm | Comments (0)
Winfield (left); Bartlett (right).
Incumbent Gary Winfield will appear with challenger Jason Bartlett Wednesday evening in a campaign debate for the 10th State Senate District seat
by | Oct 12, 2020 2:00 pm | Comments (5)
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Hermosillo, Reilly exchange outlooks.
Erin Reilly tried to convert Maria Estela Hermosillo to a conservative vote. In return, Estela Hermosillo tried to convert Reilly to the Baha’i religion.
by | Oct 12, 2020 9:36 am | Comments (2)
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Lovette Short.
Enjoying music, food from Lucky’s Star Bus Cafe, a Village Drill Team performance, and the lovely fall weather, Lovette Short spent her Saturday afternoon updating her voter registration and teaching her kids about the voting process.
Continue reading ‘West Rock Registration Drive Celebrates Right to Vote’
by | Oct 9, 2020 4:35 pm | Comments (10)
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Jameson White, Martin Looney, Alex Taubes.
This week, two New Haveners stood outside of buildings in varying stages of construction or decay that they said symbolize the problems the state faces — and the problems that they are running for the State Senate to fix.
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George Logan, videoconferencing in to Thursday’s forum.
George Logan is prepared to shred — in a rousing guitar solo kind of way — when it comes to providing state financial support for local artists and performance venues that have been slammed by the Covid-19-induced economic downturn.
by | Oct 8, 2020 4:15 pm | Comments (23)
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Stephen Wizner thought he got his long-awaited chance Thursday to cast an absentee ballot for Joe Biden — until he looked at the envelope he was about to mail.
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Eric Mastroianni was mid-speech about his military record and his top issues when Roseann Iuvone stopped him to say what she really cared about: Cars nearly running her over in her own neighborhood.
by | Oct 6, 2020 1:40 pm | Comments (4)
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Back-to-back absentee ballot drop-boxes outside 200 Orange.
The city has landed $93,300 worth of grants from the Secretary of the State’s office to help cover the costs of processing an unprecedented number of absentee ballots during the Nov. 3 general election.
Continue reading ‘State Sends City $93K For Absentee Ballot Help’
by | Oct 5, 2020 11:20 pm | Comments (58)
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Streicker (center right) with police union supporters.
The city’s police union waded into political waters with a rare election-year endorsement — throwing its weight behind Republican Congressional candidate Margaret Streicker, whom the union’s president praised for her unwavering support for officers amid nationwide protests against police brutality.
by | Oct 5, 2020 3:34 pm | Comments (3)
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Weruché George.
A Democrat is taking on a Democrat for one of Hamden’s state legislative seats, but on an independent line — with a focus on her experiences as an immigrant and without taking shots at the incumbent.
Continue reading ‘Democrat, Running On Independent Line, Mounts “Equity” Challenge’
by | Oct 5, 2020 9:22 am | Comments (7)
Canvassers including Feldman (below) at Dixwell HQ kick-off.
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Abby Feldman is about to move to Philadelphia for October to knock on doors for Joe Biden — and she’s a little nervous about uprooting her life for a month.
But if there was ever an election to temporarily pull up stakes for, this upcoming presidential race is it, she said. “The time is now.”
by | Oct 1, 2020 3:44 pm | Comments (3)
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Mariam Aldarondo registers to vote with President of Ice The Beef Latino Caucus Manuel Camacho.
The day after the presidential debate, Mariam Aldarondo ran up to a voter registration table set up at 248 Grand Ave.
Continue reading ‘“Ice The Beef” Teens Turn Fair Haveners Into Voters’
by | Sep 29, 2020 12:06 pm | Comments (6)
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Libertarian Spike Cohen pitches veep candidacy at Westville stop.
Spike Cohen may be this year’s only candidate for national office to attend Black Lives Matter, gun rights, and anti-lockdown rallies.
He supports all three movements.
by | Sep 28, 2020 9:25 am | Comments (31)
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Writing to swing-state voters from the sidewalks of Loomis Place.
On a quiet, tree-lined Prospect Hill block, several dozen New Haveners gathered at pandemic-safe distances to listen to cello music, enjoy the picture-perfect autumn afternoon — and write letter after letter after letter, desperately encouraging swing-state voters to do their part to ensure that the United States remains a functioning democracy this election season.
by | Sep 27, 2020 1:16 pm | Comments (0)
Jorge Cabrera at a July press event for Stop & Shop workers.
Jorge Cabrera doesn’t have Covid-19.
Continue reading ‘After Scare, Cabrera Tests Negative For Covid-19’
by | Sep 26, 2020 9:27 pm | Comments (1)
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Smiles of pride discernible through their masks, Julian Lewis and Shawn Williams handed over forms Saturday to register to vote for the first time.
Continue reading ‘Mindful Of Civil Rights History, Kiyama, Fraternities unite To Register Voters’
by | Sep 23, 2020 5:49 pm | Comments (2)
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Clerk Smart hustles to help voters cast absentee ballots before the primary.
Applications are flying into 200 Orange St. for absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, with the city well on track to break a record for mail-in voting.
Continue reading ‘Mail-In Voting Applications Start Pouring In’
by | Sep 23, 2020 9:01 am | Comments (1)
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Jorge Cabrera on the Stop & Shop picket line last year.
(Opinion) Eversource is a prime example of a corporation that suffocates Connecticut’s working families.
Continue reading ‘Opinion: Put Families Before Eversource’s Greed’
by | Sep 18, 2020 4:20 pm | Comments (41)
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Josh Elliott, Kathy Hoyt out seeking votes: Split on policing.
Josh Elliott was holding a stack of campaign flyers calling for defunding police when he asked voter Craig Wiehler what issues concern him.
“I would like,” said Wiehler, “to not see the police defunded.”
by | Sep 15, 2020 9:52 pm | Comments (7)
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Gloria La Riva at rally on the Green.
A presidential candidate campaigned in New Haven Tuesday afternoon with an improvised speaker list — inviting homeless people walking by to tell their story.
Continue reading ‘Socialist Prez Hopeful Highlights Homeless’
by | Sep 15, 2020 5:05 pm | Comments (4)
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Logan and Cabrera on the campaign trail.
George Logan and Jorge Cabrera agree about one thing: Families in Connecticut’s 17th State Senate District struggle with the costs of living.
But when it comes to what to do about it, one promotes paid family medical leave and a $15 minimum wage. The other argues those policies choke businesses, and tax dollars, out of the state.
by | Aug 31, 2020 2:26 pm | Comments (26)
Alt candidates on the ballot. Clockwise from top left: Alex Taubes, Jason Bartlett, Justin Paglino, Paul Garlinghouse, and Sergio Rodriguez.
New Haven could have four different registrars of voters next year, now that a second third-party candidate has qualified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
In total, five major party alternatives (that is, candidates who are neither Democrats nor Republicans) in various state and local races have gathered enough valid signatures to appear on New Haven’s general election ballots this November.
Continue reading ‘5 Major Party Alternatives Make The Ballot’
by | Aug 25, 2020 3:56 pm | Comments (7)
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Paul Garlinghouse at a campaign event on the Green.
What do you call a three-way race in which two candidates automatically win?
Continue reading ‘Greens’ Garlinghouse Gathers Enough Signatures For November Ballot Slot’
by , and | Aug 13, 2020 9:29 pm | Comments (10)
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I remember you: Cabrera, Logan.
Republican State Sen. George Logan will run again against labor leader Jorge Cabrera, a Democrat he beat by only 77 votes two years ago, now that Cabrera has won a Democratic primary for his seat.
by | Aug 13, 2020 4:40 pm | Comments (5)
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Smart offering curbside clerk service: Mail ballots earlier next time?
Michael Smart has an idea for how the state can better navigate the next flood of absentee ballots coming our way on Nov. 3.