Luxenberg returns after DUI arrest for Wednesday Bysiewicz PAC event—at a winery.

The push was on Sunday afternoon to boost attendance at Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz’s November 29th PAC event. The Bysiewicz invitation includes a list of Democrats who will join the three-time gubernatorial hopeful Wednesday to raise money for her Power of Women PAC at a Glastonbury winery.

Included in various versions of the invite is state Representative Geoff Luxenberg (D-Manchester). Luxenberg, the bullying Housing Committee co-chair, was arrested November 16th in Willimantic and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to drive in the proper lane. Luxenberg was stripped of his committee and leadership assignments the next day. Luxenberg is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Danielson on Monday, November 27th.

The PAC had $46,000 on hand as of October 29th, according to its most recent campaign finance report. The committee has raised $124,000 since it was formed earlier this year. Bysiewicz was once an advocate of limiting the influence of special interests through the proliferation of political action committees. The Middletown Democrat was also critical of Governor Ned Lamont’s lavish self-financing of his 2018 campaign for governor—until she abandoned her bid to become Lamont’s running mate.

Published November 26, 2023.

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