4th Congressional Convention Recap: As the 130th DTC, we invited both declared candidates for U.S. Congress, 4th District to apply for our public endorsement: Joseph Perez Caputo and Jim Himes. Only Joseph Perez Caputo applied. Jim Himes did end up agreeing to set up a Zoom meeting with us. After interviewing Mr. Perez Caputo and meeting with Congressman Himes, our committee's internal decision was to let each 130th DTC member vote individually at last night's convention, as no one candidate was strong enough to receive a full endorsement. Here are some important highlights from our internal process and discussions: - We had discussions about Mr. Perez Caputo's progressive policy ideas, which many of us supported, versus his campaign's viability. - In the meeting with Himes, we did ask him why he endorsed Joe Ganim in 2024 after a judge overturned the 2023 election due to overwhelming evidence of fraud. He stated his line in the sand is that he won't endorse anyone who is indicted. - We also emphasized that Bridgeport Democrats want a Congressman who will protect democracy on the national stage AND locally within the district. To us, that means speaking out against Republican's voter suppression tactics AND against absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport's elections. - Finally, we asked Congressman Himes to commit to coming to Bridgeport for a public community meeting where voters can ask him questions and talk about national Democratic politics and strategy. It is one of our goals to make sure this happens over the summer. Last night's vote was 4 votes for Jim Himes and 4 abstentions and 1 absent. Please feel free to reach out to each member directly (cc'd here) for questions about how - and why - we voted the way we did.
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