The symbol of Mike Jarjura’s stunning 2006 write-in campaign victory was stolen from outside his campaign headquarters on Scott Road in Waterbury. Jarjura lost in a stunning primary upset to Democrat challenger Karen Mulcahy, but stormed back in November 2005 to become just the fifth politician in American history to win a major political office by having th electorate pencil in his name on the ballot. The mayor’s father, J.P. Jarjura, had a six-foot replica pencil made to honor the historic win, and presented to him at his third inauguration. Jarjura told the Observer today that, “I want it back. There will be no questions asked and no consequences. Just leave it outside the door of my campaign headquarters at night and we’ll find it in the morning The pencil has great sentimental value to me.”
