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Article: DeStefano gets party's nod to run for ninth term as mayor?
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- New Haven Register
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- July 29, 2009
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By Elizabeth Benton Register Staff
NEW HAVEN -- As expected, Democratic Mayor John DeStefano Jr.
secured his party's endorsement Tuesday for a ninth term, along with
Town/City Clerk Ronald Smith and candidates for aldermen in all 30
wards.
In his acceptance speech, DeStefano outlined plans to reform city
schools, the main platform of his campaign and a major focus of his
past year in office.
"It's time to close the achievement gap among our children; it's
time to do even more, much more, to reduce the rate of high school
dropouts. It's time to see that all our kids have the chance to go
to college, and it's time to see to it that once they reach college,
they graduate," DeStefano said.
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