Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2018 gubernatorial bid will not use the state’s public campaign financing program, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. Court Judge Michael P. Shea ruled after a 90-minute argument, that the 2013 ban on felons participating in public financing does not limit Ganim’s access to to the campaign. “I agree with the defendant (the state elections commission) and I therefore, deny plantiff’s (Gamin) request to a summary judgement.” Lawyers for Ganim - re-elected mayor in 2015 following a federal prison sentence for public corruption - say that since he served his prison time and has again become a voter and public official, he should have full access to the public financing.
from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Judge-denies-public-campaign-money-for-Ganim-12392199.php
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