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Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut [7] and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. [3] Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.
Location of Bridgeport in Fairfield County, Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. The locations of ...
Joseph Peter Ganim (born October 21, 1959) is an American Democratic politician and former attorney who is the mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut.He was elected mayor of the city six times, serving from 1991 to 2003, when he resigned after being convicted on federal felony corruption charges.
The Mayor is the chief executive of Bridgeport, Connecticut who is directly elected for a four-year term. They have the power to issue executive orders, declare emergencies, submit a yearly budget to the city council and makes appointments to city government offices. As of July 2012, the Mayor of Bridgeport earns an annual salary of $132,459. [1]
Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as an inner-city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town/city and a regular town. Bolded city names indicate the state's largest cities, with the most populated being Bridgeport.
Voter turnout in the Democratic primary was under 20%. [1]Democratic incumbent Joseph Ganim narrowly won renomination over state senator Marilyn Moore. [1] Moore had won the votes cast on election day, but her lead was surmounted by Ganim once absentee ballots were counted.
Bridgeport, Connecticut, held an election for mayor in 2023 and 2024. The original general election was held on November 7, 2023, with incumbent Joseph Ganim winning re-election. However, a state judge struck down the results of the September 12 Democratic primary due to evidence of election fraud and ordered a new primary scheduled for January ...
In 1909, the City of Bridgeport created a special commission to oversee the construction of a bridge at Congress Street. [1]: 22 A local engineer, Raymond F. Stoddard was hired as design consultant and obtained the license to use the Scherzer design. [1]: 22 A Scherzer rolling-lift bridge with a double-leaf bascule was chosen for construction