Andrew Roraback went on the attack today, calling for Elizabeth Etsy to stop taking campaign donations from companies her husband regulates as commissioner of the State’s  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

“For the last 18 months since beginning her campaign, my opponent has regularly accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from corporate executives of companies that are regulated by and subject to enforcement actions from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP is headed by her husband, whom Governor Malloy appointed as Commissioner before her campaign began,” Roraback said in a release.”She has solicited and accepted thousands of dollars from NU executives and corporate leaders in the power generation industry as well as thousands more from companies that stand to be helped or harmed by actions taken by the DEEP.”

Roraback specifically points to a $2,500 contribution from James Hagedorn, CEO of Scotts Miracle Grow, “solicited and accepted” after Roraback announced an “intention to introduce legislation outlawing the use of fertilizers containing phosphorus on established lawns.”

The bill I sponsored was legislation in which the DEEP played an active role,” he said.

A request for comment from the Esty campaign was not immediately returned.

A partial list of contributions from employees or owners of companies which have business with the DEEP, provided by the Roraback campaign follows:

$1,000 – Constellation Energy
$500 – Northeast Utilities
$500 – AT&T
$500 – Standard Oil of Connecticut
$500 – NRG Energy
$500 – AT&T
$500 – Northeast Utilities
$500 – Wesson Energy, Inc.
$1,000 – General Electric
$500 – AT&T
$500 – FuelCell Energy, Inc.
$500 – NRG Energy
$500 – NRG Energy