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Democrat Ellen Zoppo-Sassu has been elected the new mayor of Bristol, defeating incumbent Mayor Ken Cockayne. She is the first female mayor of the city.
Zoppo-Sassu fell short in her previous attempt to unseat incumbent Mayor Ken Cockayne, but since his last victory, Cockayne, a Republican, has been censured twice by his own council.
"It was great last night to look out into the audience, and there had to be two dozen girls under 15 who were in the audience, and I think it was an especially special night for them as well because they saw it happen," Zoppo-Sassu said.
Zoppo-Sassu, a lifelong Bristol resident and former member of the city council, spent the last seven years as director of communications for the Connecticut Pharmacists Association.
She will be sworn in at 7 p.m. Monday.
