Malloy noncommittal in Bridgeport mayor’s race

Finch boldly announced that he would be running again in November, but then the Secretary of the State’s office said that Finch’s new party, the Job Creation Party, had not filed the proper paperwork to get him a place on the ballot. “That’s what politics is about, and as a voter, I want the right person, and so that’s one of the reasons I stand behind Mayor Finch”.

Mayor Bill Finch lost the Democratic primary earlier this month to former mayor and convicted felon Joseph Ganim.

“There’s two roads that we can go down in this city”. Finch promised he and his supporters will be “wearing out our shoes and writing checks” for Foster.

Finch said he will endorse petitioning candidate Mary-Jane Foster, vice president of the University of Bridgeport, who came in third in the primary and was considered a possible spoiler who may have cost Finch the primary.

Foster, the co-founder of the Bridgeport Bluefish, said she’s been encouraged by people across Connecticut to remain in the race and challenge Ganim.

“I don’t think you hire the bank robber to be your teller”, she said of Ganim.

Democratic candidates have historically won Bridgeport’s mayoral races, as registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 41,000 to 4,000.

By accepting Finch’s endorsement, Ganim contends Foster inherits Finch’s record on taxes and other matters.

With the up-and-down race still in flux, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is still not endorsing anyone in the Bridgeport mayor’s contest in November.