Michael Speer
American Businessman Michael Speer East Haven CT | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Aug 29 1986 |
| Residence | Milford CT |
| Alma mater | Gateway Community College, University of New Haven |
| Occupation | Businessman, Realtor & Entrepreneur |
Michael Speer is an American businessman from East Haven, Connecticut, and is a local community leader.
Personal life
[edit]Speer is a lifelong resident of East Haven, his family roots stem back over 85 years. His family has been located in the center of East Haven for their entire lives.[1]
Speer is married and has one child.
Political life
[edit]Speer is a currently a member of the Democratic Party, although he was registered as a Republican when he ran for Town Clerk in 2013.[2] Speer has been a member of the East Haven Democratic Town Committee since early 2014. He has stated that he has been focused on running for East Haven Mayor since he was 15 years old.[3]
2013 East Haven Town Clerk Election
[edit]Speer was the endorsed Republican candidate for Town Clerk in 2013. He lost to the Democratic candidate, Stacy Gravino Piccarillo, 3429 to 3534.[4]
2015 East Haven Mayoral Election
[edit]Speer declared his candidacy for East Haven Mayor in May 2015,[5] and received the unanimous endorsement for Mayor by the East Haven Democratic Party on Wednesday July 22, 2015.[2] Speer faced Incumbent Joseph A. Maturo, Jr.
After months of advocating on behalf of 200 Tyler Street, East Haven CT and a promise from his nomination night speech to create a task force 'within the first thirty days of taking office." to deal with the 200 Tyler Street situation, Mr. Speer's plan was actually endorsed by his competitor Joseph A. Maturo, Jr. on Oct 9th, 2015.[6]
The Connecticut Working Families party endorsed Democrat Michael Speer in the East Haven Mayor's race, citing the sexual harassment charges against Joseph A. Maturo, Jr. himself as well as the misconduct of the East Haven, Connecticut Police Department in 2012 towards Latinos.[7] This endorsement does not give Speer access to the party's ballot however.[8]
Connecticut State Representative's James Albis, representing the 99th District, and Roland Lemar representing the 96th District have endorsed Democrat Michael Speer in the East Haven Mayor's race.[9]
Speer came in third in the 2015 election, with 1702 votes.[10] He was criticized for his reaction to the results that night [11]
Awards
[edit]In the August 2015 issue of The New Haven Living Magazine,[12] their 3rd annual Readers Poll was released announcing Speer as a winner in multiple categories. Speer tied New Haven Mayor Toni Harp for Community Leader, which in the previous two polls has been held by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. Speer also won in the category of Politician, 1st runner up to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro who has held that top position in all three readers polls conducted by the New Haven Living Magazine readers. Rounding out the top 3 and finishing, as 2nd runner up in the Politician category is 12-term Incumbent Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, who recently announced he would be seeking this 13th term
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Speer, the Democratic opponent of Joseph Maturo for mayor of East Haven in the next election". La Voz Hispana. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "East Haven Democrats tap young resident for mayoral candidate". New Haven Register. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Behind young candidate, Democratic strategy for fall elections takes shape in East Haven". New Haven Register. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "East Haven voters send Maturo back into office for 7th term". 2013-11-06.
- ^ "Speer for East Haven Mayor Is Official". Zip06. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Speer Campaign Says Maturo Endorses their Plan for 200 Tyler Street". East Haven Patch. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "The Connecticut Working Families Party has Endorsed Michael Speer". Hartford Courant. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Connecticut Working Families Party Endorses Speer for Mayor". East Haven Patch. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Speer Receives Albis, Lemar's Endorsement for Mayor". East Haven Patch. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ "Maturo re-elected mayor of East Haven". 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Dems sorry for Speer's 'immature' election night incident at East Haven restaurant". 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Best Community Leader". Hartford Courant. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-09-08.