Stop Hiding Elizabeth!

Well, Elizabeth Esty has done it again. In case you missed her Friday afternoon bad news dump, Esty returned another $1000 in money from energy executives because of a lawsuit alleging that those executives were treated favorably by the agency that Esty’s husband Dan heads up.

Of course, it only took her two weeks to return the money after those same questionable contributions were reported by the Hartford Courant. And that story was a follow up to the story that, under pressure from the NRCC, Esty returned $3,500 from still more energy executives that were regulated by her husband Dan’s agency.

Yet, despite the appearance of conflict and impropriety, as well as an NRCC paid effort highlighting the influence of special interests on her, Elizabeth Esty continues to hide behind spokespeople and well-planned news dumps.

Sorry Elizabeth, that is simply not good enough.

NRCC Comment: “With this latest scandal, Elizabeth Esty has sunk from a Congresswoman with terrible judgment to a full-fledged, scandal-ridden politician. She owes it to her constituents to return every cent she has taken from the energy industry, to stop hiding behind her spokespeople, and to explain why she continues to put questionable special interest campaign cash ahead of basic integrity.” – NRCC Spokesman Ian Prior