Bridgeport police are investigating allegations of voter intimidation and absentee ballot misconduct against former state Sen. Dennis Bradley.

Alesia Dennis of Bridgeport said that upon getting her absentee ballot, she had voted for the two “Row A” Democrats— Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Judge Paul Ganim.

She alleges that on July 30, Dennis Bradley showed up at her apartment door with an unidentified man and asked if she voted for the Row B probate judge candidate and his brother, Mark Bradley.


Video provided by Alesia Dennis.

Alesia said she allowed the two men into her apartment and showed them her sealed and completed ballot. Video from a camera in Alesia’s kitchen shows Bradley unsealing an envelope.

Alesia said that Bradley reached into his pocket, handed her a pen and instructed her to change the marking on her ballot, switching her vote from Paul Ganim to Mark Bradley.

Bradley was convicted in March of defrauding Connecticut’s program for publicly funding political campaigns during his 2018 run for state Senate. He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud.

“I did it because I was intimidated,” Alesia said. “And I didn’t know what was going to become of this anyway.”

“I just wanted to do what I had to do so they can get out my house,” she said.

Alesia told News 8 that she never actually returned her ballot, instead choosing to do early voting for Paul Ganim.

When confronted about the allegations, Bradley told News 8 that Judge Ganim was “going out of his way to create fake reports and fake news.”

In a written statement, Judge Ganim said, “The surveillance video clearly shows Dennis Bradley changing votes, abusing a senior and manipulating the process. It’s clear as day.”

Judge Ganim added that he predicts there will be “many more cases of this type of activity coming to light.”

After being shown the video and asked if he was the person walking into Alesia’s apartment, Bradley responded with, “It appears to be me.”

Bradley did not confirm that the envelope shown in the video was Alesia’s absentee ballot. He stated there was no way to verify whether the item in the video is what Alesia claims it is.

Alesia told News 8 that she called the police following the alleged interaction with Bradley in her apartment. She said a detective arrived and put her absentee ballot into an evidence bag.

Bridgeport police said more information about Bradley’s most recent allegations will be released as it becomes available.