Bradley Campaign Seeks To Regain Campaign Grant Money

October 31, 2018

Today, Democratic endorsed candidate for the State Senate in the 23rd district Dennis Bradley, sent a letter through his attorney, Bart Halloran to the SEEC Commission seeking reconsideration of their decision to deny him his campaign’s entire public finance grant of 95k.
“The SEEC Commission made a decision to harm Attorney Dennis Bradley’s campaign, deny him his freedom of speech, and single him out by treating him differently than all other candidates seeking public office this year.
Because of a lack of due process, the Commission unfairly said that Dennis Bradley’s law firm could not have a client thank you party and could not engage in soliciting for clients on the internet,” said Jason Bartlett Campaign Mangager.
“They have wronged my campaign, my law practice and the citizens of Bridgeport. I am hopeful the SEEC will read our letter and reverse their decision. But if they do not, I have every intention of fully litigating this overstep based on the facts and the law. The SEEC process was flawed and denied me the opportunity to defend myself,” said Attorney Bradley.
The SEEC has withheld 95k in grant monies from the Bradley campaign based on the activities of Bradley’s law firm, specifically a party that was thrown before Dennis Bradley became a candidate and the firms continued advertisement of their services.
Jason Bartlett stated, “I have never witnessed such a flawed process by a government agency. There is no doubt in my mind that there was racial bias exhibited toward Attorney Bradley, towards his law firm which represents immigrants and Black and Brown people, and most of all to the people of Bridgeport and the majority minority district he will represent once elected next Tuesday.”
Halloran and Halloran’s letter to the commission can be viewed below: