{news} Ralph Ferrucci to run as Independent, Allan Brison as Green

[Ronna Stuller]

If Ralph has to petition for the Independent line, state rules may not  
allow him to be on the Green line as well.
Ronna


On Apr 29, 2009, at 6:41 PM, David Bedell wrote:

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> It's up to Ralph and the New Haven Greens to decide, but I don't see  
> why he
> couldn't run on both Green and Independent lines, as long as he's  
> still a
> registered Green.  And then there's Roger Uihlein, a friend of the  
> Greens
> who usually runs as a write-in candidate for New Haven mayor.
>
> David Bedell
>
> http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/04/its_a_rematch.php
>
> It's A Rematch
>
> by Melissa Bailey | April 27, 2009 7:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)
>
> He may have no Democratic primary challenger in sight, but Mayor John
> DeStefano will see a familiar face in this fall's debates and general
> election: Independent Ralph Ferrucci. This time the third-party  
> candidate
> will campaign out of his home, not Rudy's bar.
>
> Ferrucci, a perennial third-party candidate, ran two unsuccessful  
> campaigns
> for New Haven mayor in 2003 and 2007. Now, angered by the closing of  
> three
> city senior centers, he's launching a third campaign this year against
> DeStefano, who's been running solo in his quest for an historic ninth
> two-year term in office in a November election.
>
> Ferrucci, who's 37, discussed his campaign in an impromptu sit-down  
> with the
> Independent Sunday at Rudy's Bar and Grill, where he used to be  
> spotted
> frequently, in all-black garb, smoking a cigarette. He ran his whole
> campaign out of the Elm Street bar when he ran for mayor on the  
> Guilty Party
> ticket in 2003, polling a surprising 15 percent. That year, with no
> Republicans or Greens in the mix, the general election was a two-man
> faceoff. So far, after two potential contenders dropped out of the  
> running,
> this year looks like a rematch.
>
> To gear up for the contest, Ferrucci said he's upgrading his campaign
> headquarters from the tables of Rudy's to new digs - a house he just  
> bought
> on Summit Street in Fair Haven Heights.
>
> During the day, he's still to be found at the same place: behind the  
> wheel
> of a small truck, delivering Pepperidge Farm cookies and bread to  
> local
> stores. He works as an independent contractor covering territory in  
> New
> Haven, Hamden and Woodbridge.
>
> Ferrucci plans to run as an Independent. He said while the Greens  
> will be
> busy defending their incumbent alderman in Ward 10, Connecticut's
> Independent Party, which is concentrated in Waterbury, has pledged to
> support his candidacy. Ferrucci has already taken out petitions from  
> the
> Secretary of the State's office to run. He plans to file papers with  
> the
> city clerk in the next week or two.
>
> The perennial candidate has made five unsuccessful runs for elected  
> office:
> twice for mayor, twice for U.S. Congress and once for a U.S. Senate  
> seat. He
> saw the biggest moment of his political career in 2006, when he  
> stood on the
> stage of Hartford's Bushnell alongside Sen. Joe Lieberman and  
> Democratic
> challenger Ned Lamont in a five-way candidates' debate. Most  
> recently, ran a
> low-profile Green Party ticket campaign against against U.S. Rep. Rosa
> DeLauro in 2008.
>
> Ferrucci said he was prompted to run this year when the mayor  
> unveiled plans
> to close three senior centers in effort to balance the budget.
>
> "Crime is high, taxes are high, and he announced he's closing senior
> centers?" said Ferrucci. "That pissed me off. How can you close the  
> senior
> centers?"
>
> The candidate said he hasn't fleshed out the details of his campaign  
> yet,
> except to say that his main focus will be taxes and crime.
>
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