A year and a half into her first term as Ward 1 Alderman, Sarah Eidelson ’12 announced Monday evening that she will seek reelection to the position this November. Eidelson said she plans to file campaign paperwork at City Hall on Tuesday, accompanied by Ward 1 co-chairs Nia Holston ’14 and Ben Crosby ’14. Her »
The Yale College Republicans will field Paul Chandler ’14 in November’s Ward 1 aldermanic election. Chandler, a registered independent from Westport, is the first candidate to enter the race. Ward 1 has not seen a Republican contestant since 1993, a record of Democratic dominance that Chandler’s campaign manager, Ben Mallet ’16, said the YCR is »
And then there were six. Connecticut State Senator Toni Harp announced Monday that she will be running for mayor of New Haven. This marks a reversal from her previous statements that she was not running. Long-thought to be the most likely candidate to beat out or succeed longtime Mayor John DeStefano Jr., Harp is poised »
Probate Judge Jack Keyes announced Friday that he will not run for mayor, ending months of speculation over a potential candidacy likely to have drawn broad citywide support most notably from a coalition of labor leaders and members of the city’s Democratic Town Committee. “I love my current job and want to stay,” Keyes said »