There he was in 2009, elbow-to-elbow with Democratic power brokers at the party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey dinner.
But this year, Alpert, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, plans to be a no-show. He says his decision to skip tonight’s $175-a-plate fundraiser at the Connecticut Convention Center is a matter of principle.
“”In the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with 174,000 Connecticut citizens out of work, I would rather donate 175 dollars to a soup kitchen than spend it hanging out with a bunch of political fat cats,” Alpert said in a press release announcing his decision.
Alpert intends to donate the $175 he would have spent on a ticket to the New London Community Meal Center, where he will help serve tonight’s dinner.