City | 9:26 pm | March 25, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Ward 26 alderman eyes city clerk role

Ward 26 Alderman Sergio Rodriguez wants to be New Haven’s next city clerk — and he means business. Rodriguez took to the streets Saturday, launching his campaign for the city’s chief administrative office with a walking tour designed to inform voters about his candidacy and shed light on the responsibilities that come with the office. »

City | 7:41 pm | March 14, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Mayoral candidates debate for the first time

The three men officially running for mayor of the Elm City squared off Thursday morning in a round-table discussion sponsored and streamed live by the New Haven Register. Ward 10 Alderman Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10, Connecticut State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield and Sundiata Keitazulu — all of whom have formally announced their bids for »

City | 7:53 pm | February 22, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Fourth candidate enters mayoral race

The quest for the mayor’s office became a four-man race on Tuesday when New Haven firefighter Salvatore Consiglio Jr. told the New Haven Register that he will run to replace Mayor John DeStefano Jr., who announced in January that he will not seek an 11th term in office. A resident of the Fair Haven neighborhood, Consiglio plans to run »

City | 4:36 pm | February 16, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Holder-Winfield kicks off mayoral campaign

Connecticut State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield has officially declared that he will be running to replace Mayor John DeStefano Jr.

Fifteen days after filing paperwork to run for mayor of New Haven, Connecticut State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield kicked off his campaign Saturday with a public event in Long Wharf. Nearly 70 people – including a handful of Holder-Winfield’s colleagues in the Connecticut House and seven Yale students – flocked to the back room of The »

City | 4:31 pm | February 1, 2013 | By Isaac Stanley-Becker

Holder-Winfield makes run for mayor official

After filing campaign papers with the city clerk Friday morning, Connecticut State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield made official his bid for the mayor’s office. Holder-Winfield is now the third candidate in the race, joined by Ward 10 Alderman Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 and Sundiata Keitazulu, a plumber and New Haven resident. With Mayor John »