Joe Ganim

Joe Ganim
51st and 54th Mayor of Bridgeport
Assumed office
December 1, 2015
Preceded byBill Finch
In office
November 11, 1991 – April 4, 2003
Preceded byMary C. Moran
Succeeded byJohn M. Fabrizi
Personal details
Born
Joseph Peter Ganim

(1959-10-21) October 21, 1959 (age 65)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA)
University of Bridgeport (JD)

Joseph Peter Ganim (born October 21, 1959) is an American Democratic politician and former attorney who is the mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was elected mayor of the city six times, serving from 1991 to 2003, when he resigned after being convicted on federal felony corruption charges. In 2015, Ganim mounted a successful political comeback and was again elected Bridgeport mayor.[1][2] Ganim was sworn in as mayor on December 1, 2015.[1] Ganim has twice unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut, running in 1994 and 2018.

Ganim was reelected to a consecutive term in 2019, and is currently serving his seventh term as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

  1. ^ a b Associated Press, Ganim Sworn In As Bridgeport Mayor Five Years After Getting Out of Prison (December 1, 2015).
  2. ^ Kristin Hussey, Joseph Ganim, Disgraced Ex-Mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., Wins Back Job, New York Times (November 3, 2015).