Mary-Jane Foster is an American TV commercial actress, sports team owner and politician. She is the co-founder of the Bridgeport Bluefish, a minor league baseball franchise in the Atlantic League, and the former vice president of university relations at the University of Bridgeport.
Mary-Jane Foster | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Bennett College (A.A.) Charter Oak State College (B.S.) Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Alma mater | Charter Oak State College Quinnipiac University |
| Employer | University of Bridgeport |
| Known for | Founder and owner, Bridgeport Bluefish |
| Title | Vice President of University Relations |
| Political party | Democratic |
In 2011, Foster ran for mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent mayor Bill Finch in the city's Democratic primary.[1] Foster ran for Mayor of Bridgeport as an independent candidate after losing in the September 2015 Democratic primary.[2] However, she lost the election to Joe Ganim, and later took on the role of chief executive officer for the domestic violence agency Interval House.[3]
References
edit- ^ In the end, Finch held all the cards in Bridgeport primary race
- ^ King, Ray Hardman, Ryan Caron. "Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch Drops Out of Mayoral Race, Endorses Mary-Jane Foster". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mary-Jane Foster to run domestic violence agency". Retrieved 2016-12-26.