New Haven Register: Ex-alderman eyes Bysiewicz’s post <read>
A former Democratic alderman is the first person in Connecticut to declare his candidacy for secretary of the state.
Contrary to the story, he is not “the first person”. Looking at the SEEC site we see two others who have declared their candidacy and have been listed there for several months. Republicans Richard Abbate and Corey Brinson. Also on the list is Rep James Spallone’s exploratory committee which we understand is for Secretary of the State (see Update below for another exploratory candidate, Rep Kevin Roldan).
Gerry Garcia, a financial adviser, who was 9th Ward alderman from 1996 to 2001, promised to be “a new voice to speak on behalf of Connecticut voters and small businesses.”…
Garcia has promised to work to make Connecticut an early voting state, which would allow citizens to send in a paper ballot during a limited period leading up to Election Day. Ballots are now available only to those who will be out of town on Election Day.
Garcia, 38, who attended city public schools and earned his undergraduate and master’s in business from Yale University, said he would try to make voting more accessible in the state and would build on reforms instituted by Bysiewicz.
Garcia, who is of Puerto Rican and Jewish descent, headed a Puerto Rican social service organization while at Yale, as well its largest Jewish fraternity.
He worked as an assistant project director at the Anti-Defamation League in 1994. After getting his master’s degree, he moved to New York, where he was an investment banker before returning to Connecticut in 2006…
For all our coverage of the 2010 Secretary of the State race see 2010
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Update: New Haven Independent Article <read> The Independent points out an additional exploratory campaign: <Rep. Kevin Roldan of Hartford> So now we count three Democrats and two Republicans.
Here is Garcia’s web site: <GarciaForConnecticut.com>
