Biography

April Capone was born, raised and educated in East Haven. She received her MBA from Southern Connecticut State University. She married in 1999 to Regan Almon.

Prior to running for mayor of East Haven, CT, she spent two years as the only Democrat on the Town Council. She ran a campaign of change and offered her private sector experience in budget and fiscal management and implementing strategies to drive growth and create opportunities to offset her political inexperience.

On November 6, 2007, April Capone Almon

April Capone Almon

-Biography:April Capone was born, raised and educated in East Haven. She received her MBA from Southern Connecticut State University. She married in 1999 to Regan Almon....

 apparently defeated five term mayor, Joseph A. Maturo, Jr.

Joseph A. Maturo, Jr.

-Biography:He is a Republican and is a life-long resident of East Haven. He is a graduate of East Haven High School, class of 1970. He has attended South Central Community College and the University of New Haven. Maturo is a Master Electrician, having obtained his State Certification as an...

by 21 votes. The slim margin of victory forced an automatic recount. On November 11, the recount showed that Almon won by 63 votes, but discrepancies in the tally resulted in a second recount. The election was certified on November 14, following a second recount. The final total showed that Almon won the election by 25 votes. Almon became not only the first woman to be elected mayor of East Haven, but the youngest

She defeated republican challenge John Finkle in the November 2009 General Elections.

Almon faced Maturo in the 2011 General Election, a rematch of the 2007 elections. Just has it happened in 2007, the challenger defeated the incumbent. Almon ended the night 31 votes behind Maturo. The slim margin forced an automatic recount, mirroring the events of 2007.

-Election Results-

• 2011 Joseph Maturo (R) 4,025 - April Capone Almon (D) 3,994 - Oni Sioson (W) 70
• 2009 April Capone Almon (D) 4,805 - John Finkle (R) 4,120
• 2007 April Capone Almon (D) 4,010 - Joseph Maturo (R) 3,985