Mayor’s ninth bid no surprise 10.08.08
He’s going for number nine.
Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced this week he will run for re-election next year, even though he won’t launch his campaign until next spring. If the eight-term mayor wins the November 2009 election — a likely scenario given his present stronghold over city politics — he will become the longest-serving mayor in New Haven history, surpassing fellow eight-term mayor Richard “Dick” C. Lee.
