Incoming state Rep. Christina Ayala is arraigned in Superior Court, in Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. 4th, 2012. Ayala is charged with breach of peace after, police say, she slapped her boyfriend following an argument late Monday night at their 49 Hillside Ave. home. Ayala is already awaiting trial in a hit and run case.
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Bridgeport state representative candidate Christina Ayala smiles towards the judge as she and her attorney Guy Soares enter a not guilty plea in Superior Court in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Octber 16, 2012.
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Bridgeport state representative candidate Christina Ayala and her attorney Guy Soares enter a not guilty plea in Superior Court in Bridgeport on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
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State House candidate Christina Ayala appears in Superior Court in Bridgeport on Monday, September 11, 2012. Ayala is facing charges after police siad she fled the scene of an accident the night of August 15.
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Democratic Registrar of Voters Santa Ayala speaks with Secretary of the State Denise Merrill during a meeting at the Mayor's office in Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 2nd, 2012.
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Christina Ayala, democratic candidate for 128th State Assembly District in Bridgeport, Conn.
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Christina Ayala, candidate for Connecticut's 128th State Assembly District, works the phones at her campaign headquarters on East Main Street in Bridgeport, Conn. Tuesday, August 7, 2012.
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