The former mayor, who served 7 years in prison on corruption charges, said, “Bridgeport is the city of second chances”, and added that “95 percent” of the people he has encountered over the past several months have not held his past against him. “It’s real and it’s human, and it applies to everyone of us”.
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Joe Ganim will once again be mayor of Bridgeport.
Ganim beat Mayor Bill Finch and opponent Mary Jane-Foster in the primary this year.
Merrill said 1-866-SEEC-INFO or 1-866-733-2463 can be called if any voters experience difficulty at the polls.
Ganim’s rise has created a few awkwardness for the Democratic establishment, including Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who declined to endorse a candidate in the race.
Throughout his campaign he insisted he’d changed and earlier this year he made a public apology. On the campaign trail, where he has tapped nostalgia for what a few remember as a time of lower taxes and safer neighborhoods, Ganim said the support he has received shows people are open to supporting somebody who owns up to their errors. “She didn’t do her job”.
She said eligible voters who are not registered to vote can still do so through Election Day registration, which is explained on her website.
Five other candidates including Republican Enrique Torres also are on the ballot. But Democrats make up the city’s largest voting bloc, with 42,122, followed by 15,416 unaffiliated voters, 3,578 Republicans and 266 others.
“I’m a lifelong Democrat, but I’m supporting Rick Torres because I think he’s the best chance for a fresh start in Bridgeport”, said Dave Hennessey. “It’s an unusual election and it will probably receive a few national attention” Malloy said.
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I am hopeful that Mayor-elect Ganim will live up to the huge responsibility that comes with leading our state’s biggest city by building trust not just with those within the city he will soon lead, but with leaders statewide. We must continue to make progress in Bridgeport.
