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Felon re-elected city mayor
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — For months, Joseph P. Ganim asked residents of Connecticut’s largest city to give him a second chance as mayor.
On Tuesday, they answered with a resounding yes, electing Mr. Ganim, a Democrat, once again to lead the city he was convicted of betraying a dozen years ago.
Mr. Ganim’s victory is a stunning return to public office. He was mayor from 1991 to 2003, resigning after he was convicted of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from people and companies doing business with the city. He spent seven years in federal prison.
“Tonight, we not only made history, we’ve defined a new course for this great city,” he told supporters at Testo’s, a local restaurant. “Some will call this a comeback story, but for me, this is a city I feel I never left. I never stopped caring.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/ny...conn.html?_r=0
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