• May 8, 2010 9:00 am to 11:30 am
The Wilton Democratic Town Committee held its annual Spring fundraising breakfast Saturday, May 8 at Trackside with nearly one hundred Wiltonians on hand to meet local, state and national office-holders and 2010 statewide candidates.
The enthusiastic crowd heard DTC Chairman John Kalamarides introduce former State Senator George Jepsen, now a Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s Attorney General, and former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, a Democratic candidate for Governor. Also warmly greeted was state party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo.
State Rep. Peggy Reeves Talks With Attendees
The group of featured speakers was led by State Representative Peggy Reeves (143d), who recounted how she had successfully resisted attempts to remove the hard fought achievement of estate tax relief which she had championed in the recent legislative session. Rep. Reeves also applauded the legislature for passing “a very good, environmentally friendly energy bill” designed to facilitate renewable energy development and lower energy costs, and urged the Governor to sign it rather than vetoing it.
Congressman Jim Himes with Ernie Ricco at Trackside
U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) received a rousing welcome, saying “we’ve got a way to go yet” to get the nation’s economy back on track. Rep. Himes recalled that when he first arrived in Congress in early 2009 the economy was losing 700,000 jobs per month. “We knew it was our job to turn the corner on the worst economic downturn since the 1930s,” Himes said. Applauding the progress that’s been made with the recovery program and historic health care reform, Himes added that significant job growth had been achieved in the last few months including “nearly a quarter of a million private sector jobs in April alone.“ Still more should be done to help get credit flowing to small and mid-sized local businesses to encourage growth and hiring, Himes said. “And we can’t rest while there are still so many people struggling and far too many out of work,“ he added.
