Czesc New Britain! Bysiewicz to Hold Fundraiser with Hardware City’s Polish Community

Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, whose grandparents came to the U.S. from Poland in the 1920s, will mine those ethnic ties at a fundraiser in New Britain Thursday night.

Bysiewicz, a Democrat running for the open seat, is holding an event at the Belvedere Cafe and Restaurant on Broad Street.

“There’s a big pocket of Polish-Americans in New Britain and they want to help her out,” campaign manager Jonathan Ducote said. “They were kind enough to open the Belvedere, which is a big part of New Britain’s revitalization.”

Bysiewicz isn’t the only Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut with Polish roots: Chris Murphy, the party-endorsed candidate, is also Polish-American. His mother’s maiden name is Lewczyk.