Hartford City Councilman Pedro Segarra To Be Next Council President And Likely Next Mayor
by Ken Krayeske | January 30, 2009 12:43 PM
Posted to General News
| Local Politics
(Updated 3:37 p.m.)Assuming that Eddie Perez does not survive the remainder of his term, City Councilman Pedro Segarra will likely be the next mayor of Hartford, according to Segarra and fellow councilmen Ken Kennedy and Matt Ritter.
A resolution will likely circulate this afternoon to install Segarra as Council President, which is the position that ascends to the mayor’s seat should Perez resign, and thus remove Perez ally Calixto Torres from the council presidency, Segarra said.
Does Segarra have enough council votes to pull this off? Click here to read the rest of this report, broken first by Ken Krayeske at the 40 Year Plan.
Come back to CTNewsJunkie to comment on Ken’s story. Here’s more about Segarra.
Meanwhile, Torres responded today with a letter — released by the Mayor’s office — defending his integrity and record, and saying he plans to serve until the end of his term as Council President.
Comments (2)
Posted by: twoladiesinwaiting | January 30, 2009 2:03 PM
I think we saw the caucus. I think it was at Tinkers.
Posted by: Doug | January 30, 2009 2:12 PM
Props to Ken Krayeske for a HUGE scoop here, and thanks Ken for sharing it with us here at CTNewsJunkie!