Joe Ganim, the mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who had a remarkable political comeback following a 2003 corruption conviction, won a gubernatorial primary Tuesday against John Gomes.
Ganim's campaign claimed victory late Tuesday, crediting his win to the"remarkable transformation" of Bridgeport under the mayor's leadership. The campaign said Ganim had helped the city become more financially stable and developed it as an entertainment hub.
First elected mayor in 1991, Ganim was in office 12 years, then quit when he was caught accepting bribes and kickbacks. Convicted of racketeering, extortion and other crimes, he spent seven years in prison, but then won his old job back in an election in 2015. He won reelection again four years ago. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim speaks during a debate in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 12, 2018.
His second stretch in office has not been trouble free. In 2021, Bridgeport’s former police chief, Armando Perez, was sentenced to a year in prison for rigging a 2018 police chief examination to ensure he’d be selected. Gomes, 52, who immigrated from the Cape Verde Islands, announced he was running for mayor against his old boss after losing his city job last year."This time our voice will not go silent. All I can say is stay tuned. I have not conceded," he said.
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