I guess it must be nice to have friends in high places...the following email was sent by former State Rep-turned lobbyist Vin Roberti in regards to his son, Dan Roberti.
Date: Aug 6, 2012 6:14 PM
Subject: A little help....but very importantDear Friends:
Most of you know that my son, Dan Roberti, has been engaged in a race for Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District for over 18 months now. This is the path he's chosen, and as his father I feel compelled to support him. With only 10 days to go to the Democratic primary, Dan has pulled ahead in the polls and has a clear shot to win. First, I'd like to thank all of you who have helped Dan get to this point. Your support means a lot to me.
In order for Dan to win on primary day, we need your help. We need people to come to Connecticut to work the polls, knock on doors and assist with the campaign's get out the vote efforts. I'm the first to admit that I'm a groveling dad, but we need your help. If you can join our efforts, please "reply all" to this email and let us know what you can do. We can follow up with specific information about what Dan needs on election day and this coming weekend.
If you can't help on or around election day (August 14th) then please consider going online to contribute to the campaign at www.danroberti.com/contribute. As you can imagine, the nasty attack ads have started and will only continue to get worse. They're even making a false claim that Dan is a "lobbyist". You all know that Dan has never been a lobbyist and has instead devoted his life to community service from running a homeless shelter, assisting out of work veterans to helping rebuild New Orleans after Katrina. But, without financial support from all of you, Dan won't be able to defend himself and get his message out between now and election day.
Again, thanks for your friendship and your continued support. Your help won't be forgotten.
Sincerely,
Vin Roberti
FORM 6CONTRIBUTIONS
FILING FEC-803583
Committee: DAN ROBERTI FOR CONGRESS
Herschel L Abbott
201 St Charles Ave 50th Fl
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170
Employer: Jones Walker
Occupation: Attorney
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 2500.00Daniel L. Berger
122 East 25th Steet, 5
New York, New York 10010
Employer: Grant & Eisenhofer
Occupation: Attorney
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 2500.00Anne Coffey
3 Plateau Circle East
Bronxville, New York 10708
Employer: N/A
Occupation: Homemaker
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 1000.00Sid Davidoff
605 Third Avenue, Floor 34
New York, New York 10158
Employer: Davidoff & Malito & Hutcher
Occupation: Attorney
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 1000.00Stephen Harrington
600 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 400
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462
Employer: TSS Investments, Inc
Occupation: Consultant
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 2500.00John Picerne
507 Cole Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Employer: Picerne Military Housing
Occupation: Real Estate
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 2500.00Helen Rosenthal
225 West 83rd Street, Apt. 4K
New York, New York 10024
Employer: None
Occupation: None
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 1000.00David Wilson
2445 California St NW
Washington, DC 20008
Employer: Spectrum Five
Occupation: Executive
Date Contributed = 08/08/2012
Amount Contributed = 2500.00Total Itemized Contributions = 15500.00
Coincidence?