Longtime political activist Tom Swan, a strategic adviser for third - place Democratic mayoral candidate Mary - Jane Foster, said some voters will be turned off by Finch's use of another political party to gain access to the November ballot. (courant.com)
But she is a longtime political activist who has lobbied for better education funding, marriage equality and women's rights, and she has campaigned for such politicians as President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. (newsday.com)
Norma Rodriguez - Reyes, a longtime political activist from New Haven and the chairwoman of the Connecticut Hispanic Democratic Caucus, recently wrote to local party leaders urging them to appoint Latinos to serve as delegates to the state convention in May. (courant.com)