Although the 2014 election is 17 months in the future, Mr.
Greenberg already has issued some impressive endorsements.
"I am proud that so many leaders are supporting my
campaign against Elizabeth Esty in the 5th Congressional District,"
Mr. Greenberg said. "These local and statewide leaders understand that
Connecticut and our country cannot continue to follow the trail Obama and the
Congressional Democrats are plodding down - a trail that has led only to
economic stagnation, bigger government, and unprecedented intrusions on our
liberties."
According to Mr. Greenberg’s press release, among Republican
leaders who have committed early to Mr. Greenberg are:
State Representative
Arthur J. O'Neill (Deputy Republican Leader-At-Large):
"I'm supporting Mark Greenberg because he has
demonstrated a strong commitment to representing the people of the 5th
District. He has shown his commitment
through his hard work in his previous campaigns to represent people of the 5th
District based on the principles of the Republican Party."
Adam Grippo, Cheshire
RTC Chairman/State Central Representative:
"Mark Greenberg
is the clear choice of voters who believe in the re-establishment of our
inalienable rights and want responsibility returned to government."
Paul Improta, Bethel RTC Chairman:
"I am proud to be endorsing Mark Greenberg for the Connecticut
5th U.S. Congressional District. Mark understands the issues affecting our
state, and he has the experience and tenacity necessary to not only win a
campaign, but when he gets to Washington he won't forget the reasons why he was
sent there, and by whom. I know a winner when I see one, and Mark's a winner. I
would encourage all Republicans to get behind Mark Greenberg, and let's win
back the 5th district for Connecticut. We can be sure Mark will be a voice of
sanity in Washington, DC, and a congressman we can all be proud of!"
Dwight Blint, New
Britain RTC Chairman:
"I think Mark has proven that he is committed to the
best interest of the residents of Connecticut, and to the success of his
colleagues in the Republican Party. He has also shown himself to be a man of
integrity and a true fiscal conservative. I am confident that if elected, he
would bring a common sense approach that would benefit the taxpayers of
Connecticut and our nation as a whole. That is why I urge my fellow Republicans
to join me in supporting Mark."
Marianne Clark, Avon
RTC/State Central Committee:
"I am proud to endorse Mark for the Fifth Congressional
District. Mark Greenberg is a pillar in the conservative movement in
Connecticut. Mark's campaign is about the people and the country we love. He
genuinely cares about the public he seeks to serve and he has what it takes to
fight for us in Washington. Mark has my vote and I encourage you to join me in
supporting Mark Greenberg for Congress."
Mr. Greenberg lost the Republican Party nomination to then
State Senator Andrew Roraback in a hotly contested earlier bid for the U.S.
House.
On the Democratic side, the U.S. Congressional campaign of
Speaker of the State House Chris Donovan, an early favorite, ran aground when
the FBI opened an investigation into attempts by a union connected lobbyist to
influence through illegal campaign donations the passage of a bill that for
purposes of tax collections would have treated Roll Your Own (RYO) tobacco
shops as cigarette manufacturers. Mr. Donovan, whose campaign finance chairman
recently was found guilty of accepting a bribe, withdrew from the race, leaving
the field open to Elizabeth Esty. Ms. Esty, the wife of Governor Dannel
Malloy’s Commissioner of the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP),
went on to defeat Mr. Roraback, who subsequently was nominated by Governor
Dannel Malloy to Connecticut’s Superior Court, effectively removing him from
the U.S. Congressional chessboard.
It’s still a long way to Tipperary, but Mr. Greenberg has now
through his endorsements given his campaign an impressive boost.
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