Roberti: Drawing Increased Visibility – And Questions

By Wes Duplantier and Jon Lender

Democratic candidate Dan Roberti has lately attracted attention with a barrage of negative TV ads aimed at his two opponents in next Tuesday’s 5^th District congressional primary — and with the increased visibility have come more questions.

The most pointed queries come from Democratic opponent Elizabeth Esty, who in recent days has argued that Roberti is an wealthy unknown with little professional experience and few connections to the district.

“You’ve got a guy who has no work history in Connecticut and has ties to one of Washington’s biggest lobbying firms, and he’s trying to use every loophole in the book to try and buy himself a seat,” Esty spokesman Jeb Fain said Thursday. “There is a complete lack of transparency and accountability. The fact is that they are using these loopholes to keep everything in the shadows.”

Roberti, who has lent his campaign $830,000 of his own money, this week denied that he or anyone else is using any loopholes or trying to hide anything.

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