John M. Fabrizi
{{Short description|American mayor}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|12|25|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = United States
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|office = 52nd Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut
|term_start = April 4, 2003
|term_end = December 1, 2007
|predecessor = Joe Ganim
|successor = Bill Finch
|party = Democrat
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John Michael Fabrizi (born December 25, 1956) is a former mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, succeeded by Bill Finch. He is a member of the U.S. Democratic Party.
Career
Fabrizi holds degrees from Southern Connecticut State University as well as the University of Bridgeport and has served in numerous public service capacities. He was the assistant director of Bridgeport's adult education program and was also a teacher of fifth and sixth graders. He was first elected to public office, the Bridgeport Civil Service Administration, in 1983.
In 1992, Fabrizi was elected to the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee and in 1996, he was elected to the Democratic State Central Committee of Connecticut. In 1997, he was elected to the Bridgeport City Council. He became the mayor of Bridgeport in 2003, after the previous mayor, Joseph P. Ganim, was sentenced to nine years in a federal prison for corruption charges. As mayor, Fabrizi was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,{{cite web| url=http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/media-center/press_releases.shtml| title=Press Releases from Coalition Mayors| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209142240/http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/media-center/press_releases.shtml| archivedate=2009-12-09}} Retrieved on February 18, 2010. an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.
Cocaine and alcohol use
On June 20, 2006, Fabrizi admitted to cocaine and alcohol abuse while serving as mayor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/nyregion/21bridgeport.html|title=Mayor of Scandal-Weary Bridgeport Admits That He Used Cocaine|last=Cowan|first=Alison Leigh|date=2006-06-21|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-08}} Before admitting to drug use, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a tip from Shawn Fardy, a Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee member, that he possessed a videotape of Fabrizi using cocaine.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/17/nyregion/17bridgeport.html|title=F.B.I. Report Links Official in Connecticut to Drug Use|last=Cowan|first=Alison Leigh|date=2006-06-17|last2=Stowe|first2=Stacey|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-08}} The information surfaced during an investigation into a drug ring led by Juan Marrero, a Bridgeport business owner. Fardy was sentenced to "no more than 27 months in prison" as a result of his arrest.{{Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CTPB&p_theme=ctpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=119DEE5087EA94B0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Search Results|website=nl.newsbank.com|access-date=2016-04-08}}
On May 9, 2007, Fabrizi announced he would not seek re-election, but served on the Democratic State Central Committee of Connecticut for the 2008-2010 term. More recently, Fabrizi was a supporter of Bridgeport's Mayor Bill Finch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Finch-gets-Bridgeport-Democratic-endorsement-1603242.php|title=Finch gets Bridgeport Democratic endorsement|website=Connecticut Post|access-date=2016-04-08}}
== Electoral history ==
{{Election box begin no change| title=Bridgeport Mayoral General Election, 2003{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=113628|title = Our Campaigns - Bridgeport Mayor - D Primary - Sep 09, 2003 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Michael Fabrizi
|votes = 4,240
|percentage = 34.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Christopher L. Caruso
|votes = 3,937
|percentage = 32.04%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Maximino Medina, Jr.
|votes = 2,410
|percentage = 19.61%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert T. "Bob" Keeley Jr.
|votes = 1,030
|percentage = 8.38%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John D. Guman, III
|votes = 433
|percentage = 3.52%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles Coviello, Jr.
|votes = 239
|percentage = 1.95%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Bridgeport Mayoral General Election, 2003{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=113626|title = Our Campaigns - Bridgeport Mayor - Nov 04, 2003}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Michael Fabrizi
|votes = 11,816
|percentage = 58.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| |party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Enrique "Rick" Torres
|votes = 8,255
|percentage = 41.13%
}}
{{Election box end}}