From Hank to John to Toni- What's Next, Do Not waste the Future

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Ficklin Media Note: ( as I think about the importance of Nov 5th- the Hank Parker Campaign continues to resonate and inspire in my mind )

Parker, in that first stab at landing the office of mayor, ran against then-aldermanic Majority Leader Bart Guida, the party leaders’ choice, and Charles Gill, with Guida the winner.

The African-American community was fighting for a voice in the party, long dominated by Irish and Italian power brokers.

Parker received 36 percent of the vote, won 10 wards, and seven Democratic aldermen — dubbed “the Magnificent Seven,” were elected. He ran again in 1971 against Guida and received 42 percent of the vote and 10 wards.

Parker entered the fray for a third time in 1979, while he was still treasurer, in a three-way Democratic primary with then-Mayor Frank Logue and his challenger, former Police Chief Biagio DeLieto, who won the election. Jayuan Carter

NHREGISTER.COM

Former Connecticut state Treasurer Henry ‘Hank’ Parker dies at 90

NEW HAVEN - Henry "Hank" Parker, the former state treasurer who died on Saturday, was remembered for his contributions to the city and the state, as well as his influence in advancing the political clout of the city's African-American community. Parker was 90. He ran in three Democratic primaries fo...