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Mary Chapar Moran (born August 1, 1933) is a former mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Mayor of Bridgeport

In 1977, Moran unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for city clerk.^[2]^[3]

In 1989, Moran–then "a self-described housewife and real-estate broker" without experience in public office^[2]—won the Republican nomination for mayor in an upset, narrowly defeating the party-endorsed candidate, former Leonard S. Paoletta, with 2,004 votes (50.4%) to Paoletta's 1,972 votes (49.6%).^[3] Moran proceeded to defeat two-term incumbent mayor Thomas W. Bucci.^[2] Moran was a Republican in a heavily Democratic city, yet won the election by 11 percentage points.^[2] Moran was sworn in at the Klein Memorial Auditorium on November 13, 1989.^[2] In 1988, the year prior to her election, the State of Connecticut had imposed a financial review board for the city.^[4]

In 1991, Moran became famous for filing a municipal bankruptcy petition for the city in U.S. bankruptcy court in an effort to avoid an 18 percent tax that the financial review board had proposed.^[5]^[6] The petition was unsuccessful; the bankruptcy court determined that Bridgeport was not insolvent.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Moran's move was deeply unpopular, even vilified.^[10]^[11] The filing "made Connecticut's largest city a symbol of the nation's urban struggles."^[12] In a 2012 op-ed, Moran defended the decision as the only way to address Bridgeport's steep structural budget deficits.^[11]

Moran lost the 1991 election to Joseph P. Ganim. Ganim received 15,768 votes (54%) compared to 10,951 for Moran and 2,258 for other candidates.^[13]

References

1. ^Steve Halvonik, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V_FRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4994%2C2449182 Groups Credit Smith With Assist], Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (February 9, 1990).
2. ^¹²³⁴⁵Nick Ravo, [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/15/nyregion/a-novice-reigns-as-bridgeport-mayor.html A Novice Reigns as Bridgeport Mayor], New York Times (November 15, 1989).
3. ^¹[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/14/nyregion/for-first-time-democrats-choose-a-black-for-mayor-in-new-haven.html For First Time, Democrats Choose A Black for Mayor in New Haven], Associated Press (September 14, 1989).
4. ^Gerald Benjamin & Richard P. Nathan, Regionalism and Realism: A Study of Governments in the New York Metropolitan Area (Bookings Institution Press: 2001), p. 13.
5. ^Rob Sullivan, Political Corruption in Bridgeport: Scandal in the Park City (The History Press, 2014), p. 93.
6. ^David Berman, Local Government and the States: Autonomy, Politics and Policy: Autonomy, Politics and Policy (Routledge, 2015).
7. ^Jeff Holtz, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10peoplect.html Bridgeport Mayor's Office, and Race for It, Drawing Spotlight as Usual], New York Times (June 10, 2007).
8. ^Benjamin & Nathan, p. 13.
9. ^George Judson, [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/02/nyregion/us-judge-blocks-bridgeport-from-bankruptcy-court.html U.S. Judge Blocks Bridgeport From Bankruptcy Court], New York Times (August 2, 1991).
10. ^Sullivan, p. 93.
11. ^¹Mary C. Moran, In 1991, bankruptcy was best for Bridgeport, Connecticut Post (September 14, 2012).
12. ^Kirk Johnson, [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/06/nyregion/bridgeport-mayor-falls-but-no-wide-anti-incumbent-trend-is-seen.html Bridgeport Mayor Falls, but No Wide Anti-Incumbent Trend Is Seen], New York Times (November 6, 1991).
13. ^Kirk Johnson, [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/07/nyregion/new-mayor-in-bridgeport-faces-the-same-old-problems.html?pagewanted=2 New Mayor in Bridgeport Faces the Same Old Problems], New York Times (November 7, 1991).