One by one, campaign worker Margaret Joyce, city council members Alfredo Castillo, Maria Pereira and Jazmarie Melendez, and Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Vice Chairwoman Wanda Geter-Pataky ...

State party leaders ordered their Bridgeport counterparts to either replace Heller with someone who lives in the city or amend the rules to allow an out-of-towner to serve in that role. " ...

Maria Pires said the arrests of Geter-Pataky and others in relation to election fraud are staining the city's — and the party's — reputation. "There's no hope for Bridgeport," Pires said.