Fall River mayor concedes recall election to Sutter
By The Associated Press
Flanagan conceded Tuesday night after coming up short on both parts of the ballot. Flanagan was serving his third term in office.
Flanagan had two chances in the special election. One was to avoid recall. The second was being selected again to be mayor.
“I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish and we left it all on the field this evening nothing on the table we ran a grass roots campaign door to door block by block neighborhood by neighborhood and I’m of what our administration has been able to accomplish,” said Flanagan.
Recall issues included fire department layoffs and costs of a trash program. A city councilor also alleged Flanagan tried to intimidate him with a gun, which Flanagan denied.
Sutter has run unsuccessfully for Congress and considered a run for attorney general. His office is prosecuting a 2013 case in which Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder.
“I feel great I feel I mean it’s such a tremendous opportunity to lead change for a city that clearly I love. This is where I choose to settle my wife grew up here I’ve raised my kids here so this is a wonderful moment for me and let’s hope it’s turns out to be a wonderful movement for the city,” said Sutter.
We will bring you more on the
(C) The Associated Press 2014
