Hamos racks up key endorsements
By Emily on 12/03/2009 @ 05:07 PM
We’ve bragged about Julie Hamos before—and really, how can we not? She’s been a strong progressive voice in the Illinois state legislature for over 10 years and has won dozens of awards for her work on women’s issues, the environment, and health care.
Now we have a few more reasons to be proud of her. Lately, Julie has been racking up key endorsements in her race for Illinois' tenth congressional district, including the Teamsters' backing today. Here's a note from their ringing endorsement:
“With Julie in Congress, we will have an advocate for issues important to working families, such as creating new jobs, improving transportation infrastructure and bettering the lives of residents of the 10th District.”
And earlier this week Julie was endorsed by the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI), a union with 619 members in Illinois’ 10th congressional district and over 14,500 fire fighters statewide.
In his endorsement, AFFI executive board president Pat Devaney said, "As fire fighters, we value leaders who stand up for what's right and aren't afraid to take on challenges. We proudly stand with Julie Hamos because she has experience and knows how to get things done."
These latest endorsements are part of a growing list of Julie's supporters, which also includes NOW, UAW, and EMILY's List alum Cong. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09). With an early February primary, there's no doubt Julie is building the momentum that will be critical to a win in one of the country's top take-back opportunities for Democrats.
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