Mary-Jane Foster

Mary-Jane Foster is an American TV commercial actress, sports team owner and politician. She is the co-founder of the Bridgeport Bluefish, a minor league baseball franchise in the Atlantic League, and the former vice president of university relations at the University of Bridgeport.

Mary-Jane Foster
Born	Denver, Colorado
Education	Bennett College (A.A.) Charter Oak State College (B.S.) Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D.)
Alma mater	Charter Oak State College Quinnipiac University
Employer	University of Bridgeport
Known for	Founder and owner, Bridgeport Bluefish
Title	Vice President of University Relations
Political party	Democratic

In 2011, Foster ran for mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent mayor Bill Finch in the city's Democratic primary.^[1] Foster ran for Mayor of Bridgeport as an independent candidate after losing in the September 2015 Democratic primary.^[2] However, she lost the election to Joe Ganim, and later took on the role of chief executive officer for the domestic violence agency Interval House.^[3]