The Unrig Bridgeport Coalition’s first-ever slate of endorsed candidates won elections in five city council races and one Board of Education race on Tuesday, November 2nd, representing a new group of elected leaders committed to advancing a bold set of progressive policy changes in the city of Bridgeport. 

The Unrig Bridgeport Coalition’s endorsed slate of winning candidates includes:

  • Tyler Mack | City Council | 131st District  | Democrat
  • Jorge Cruz  | City Council  | 131st District | Democrat
  • Aikeem Boyd | City Council | 133rd District | Democrat
  • Aidee Nieves | City Council | 137th District | Democrat
  • Maria Valle | City Council | 137th District | Democrat
  • Joseph Sokolovic | Board of Education | Working Families Party

As candidates, each participated in the Unrig Bridgeport Coalition’s endorsement process by completing a candidate questionnaire, participating in a candidate interview, and pledged to The People’s Platform – a transformative vision of a “Beloved Bridgeport” and comprehensive 30-point plan that offers a positive vision of justice and equity initiatives, good government proposals, pro-democracy measures, and takes on Bridgeport’s culture of systemic corruption.

“We congratulate the newly elected City Council and Board of Education members on their impressive victories and for earning the trust of Bridgeport voters,” said Vanessa Liles, Co-Project Director of PT Partners and an Unrig Bridgeport Coalition member.

“The wins of Aikeem Boyd, Jorge Cruz, Tyler Mack, Aidee Nieves, Maria Valle and Joe Sokolovic represent a critical step towards ensuring that Bridgeport has the elected leadership in place to help make our collective vision of a more just, equitable, and livable city a reality.” 

Vanessa Liles, Co-Project Director of PT Partners, Unrig Bridgeport Coalition member

“During the 2021 elections, the Unrig Bridgeport Coalition engaged with thousands of Bridgeport voters about the issues that matter to them and our collective vision for positive change. We hit the streets, knocked doors, made phone calls, and got out the vote for our endorsed slate of candidates who pledged to work on The People’s Platform,” said Gemeem Davis and Callie Gale Heilmann, Co-Directors of Bridgeport Generation Now Votes and members of the #UnrigBridgeport Coalition. They continued, “We are proud to have supported such a diverse group of candidates in the 2021 elections, and we stand ready and eager to partner with them to help fix Bridgeport’s broken democracy and advance The People’s Platform.” 

“As these newly elected city council members prepare to take their oath of office next month, the Unrig Bridgeport Coalition looks forward to working with them to deliver on what Bridgeport voters demand and deserve: a city government that is free from systemic corruption, that provides real policy solutions to our city’s problems, and that delivers the high-quality city services we need and deserve,” said Rev. D. Stanley Lord, president of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP and an #UnrigBridgeport Coalition member.

All Bridgeport City Council members will take their oath of office on December 1st.