John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat,he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Martin Joseph "Marty" Chávez is an American politician,businessman,and attorney who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate from 1987 to 1993 and as the 26th and 28th mayor of Albuquerque,New Mexico. He served as the Executive Director of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA. and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green Building Council. In 2012,he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich,who retired from the House to run for Senate.
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving since January 2019 as the 89th governor of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989 and was the party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2006,losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. In July 2019,he began his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Maine System.
John Michael Fabrizi is a former mayor of Bridgeport,Connecticut,succeeded by Bill Finch. He is also a member of the U.S. Democratic Party.
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,originally named the Clean Energy Act of 2007,is an Act of Congress concerning the energy policy of the United States. As part of the Democratic Party's 100-Hour Plan during the 110th Congress,it was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia,along with 198 cosponsors. Even though Rahall was 1 of only 4 Democrats to oppose the final bill,it passed in the House without amendment in January 2007. When the Act was introduced in the Senate in June 2007,it was combined with Senate Bill S. 1419:Renewable Fuels,Consumer Protection,and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. This amended version passed the Senate on June 21,2007. After further amendments and negotiation between the House and Senate,a revised bill passed both houses on December 18,2007 and President Bush,a Republican,signed it into law on December 19,2007,in response to his "Twenty in Ten" challenge to reduce gasoline consumption by 20% in 10 years.
Visy Industries is a privately-owned Australian-American paper,packaging,and recycling company established in Melbourne in 1948. Visy was founded by a number of people. Richard Pratt acted as the head of the company after 1969 until his death in April 2009,when his son,Anthony Pratt,assumed the role of executive chairman. Since his assumption of the role,Anthony Pratt has presided over a major expansion into the Asian packaging market and moved Visy to a position as a key player in food security for the region.
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian,known as Win Gatchalian,is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2016. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC),he previously served as the Representative of Valenzuela's 1st district from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2016. He was the Mayor of Valenzuela from 2004 to 2013.
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England,with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound,it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx. It borders the towns of Trumbull to the north,Fairfield to the west,and Stratford to the east. Bridgeport and other towns in Fairfield County make up the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region,as well as the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area,the second largest metropolitan area in Connecticut. The Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolis forms part of the New York metropolitan area.
The climate change policy of the United States has major impacts on global climate change and global climate change mitigation. This is because the United States is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world after China,and is among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the world. In total,the United States has emitted over a trillion metric tons of greenhouse gasses,more than any country in the world.
Christopher D. Coutu is an American Army National Guard officer,who also served as a three-term municipal and state elected leader.
Philip Yu-Li Ting is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 19th Assembly District,which encompasses western San Francisco and northwestern San Mateo County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012,he was the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco.
Joseph Peter Ganim is an American Democratic politician,former attorney,and convicted felon who is currently serving as the mayor of Bridgeport,Connecticut. He was elected mayor of the city six times serving from 1991 to 2003,when he resigned after being convicted on federal felony corruption charges. In 2015,Ganim mounted a successful political comeback and was again elected Bridgeport mayor. Ganim was sworn in as mayor on December 1,2015. Ganim has twice unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut,running in 1994 and 2018.
Mary Chapar Moran is an American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport,Connecticut from 1989 to 1991. She is the first and only woman to be mayor of Bridgeport. A member of the Republican Party,Moran ran in 1989 and defeated incumbent mayor Thomas W. Bucci flipping Bridgeport's leadership from Democrat to Republican. Her victory was considered an upset as Bridgeport was heavily Democratic. She served for one term,before being defeated by Joe Ganim thus returning Bridgeport back to Democratic leadership. Her tenure was extremely unpopular exclusively due to her decision to file for municipal bankruptcy for the City Of Bridgeport,which the U.S. bankruptcy court ultimately rejected.
Mary-Jane Foster is an American TV commercial actress,sports team owner and politician. She is the co-founder of the Bridgeport Bluefish,a minor league baseball franchise in the Atlantic League,and the former vice president of university relations at the University of Bridgeport.
Ernest E. Newton is an American politician in Bridgeport,Connecticut. Newton served for seventeen years in the Connecticut General Assembly,serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1988 to 2003 and in the Connecticut State Senate from 2003 to 2006. He pleaded guilty to federal felony corruption charges in September 2005 and served several years in federal prison. Newton was released in February 2010 and in 2012 unsuccessfully attempted a political comeback,losing in the primary in a race for his old state Senate seat. He pleaded guilty to three campaign finance violations in 2019,relating to his 2012 legislative campaign.
Bridgeport,Connecticut,held an election for mayor on November 3,2015. It saw former mayor Joseph Ganim return to the office. Ganim defeated incumbent mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary.
Joe Gresko is an American Democratic Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 121st district,which includes part of Stratford,since 2016. Gresko was first elected in a 2016 special election to replace former representative Terry Backer after previously being the spokesman for Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim. Gresko was re-elected in 2018 over Republican Robert Mitchell. And again in 2020,over Republican Ed Scinto. Gresko currently serves as a member of the House Energy and Technology Committee,and co-chair of the Environment Committee.
The 2015 Democratic Party primary for Bridgeport,Connecticut was held on September 16,and was held with the intention of choosing the party's candidate for mayor. The primary enjoyed unusually extensive coverage due to the participation of Joseph P. Ganim,a former mayor of the city and convicted felon. The other candidates were incumbent mayor Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster.
