Rush Holt (D. NJ-12) picked up a big endorsement today:
I’ve spent the last month diving into the records of every candidate in Tuesday’s Senate election, working on behalf of the National Organization for Women’s New Jersey PAC. I studied their votes and public statements, and I reached out to each candidate for an in-person meeting.
I came away absolutely convinced that Rush Holt is the best candidate to uphold former Senator Frank Lautenberg’s legacy in support of women’s rights, progressive issues, and equality for all.
Earlier this week, the National Organization for Women’s PAC endorsed Rush Holt for Senate. Will you help us ensure that Rush has the resources he needs to win by contributing $25 right now?
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Rush has a record of leadership on women’s and progressive issues – in sharp contrast to some of the other candidates in the primary race. He has been willing to stand up and defend the rights of women, the LGBTQI community, and the hardworking voters in his district, even when it has meant challenging the political status quo.
While I was able to schedule interviews with three of the candidates in this race, Mayor Cory Booker’s campaign was entirely unresponsive to the NOW-NJ PAC requests for interview, despite repeated attempts to contact his offices by phone, email, and other means. For this reason, the PAC could not consider a recommendation for endorsement of Booker’s candidacy.
Feminists and progressive allies will not simply hand over a Senate seat in the face of the pressure of public celebrity. Will you help us fight back by contributing $25 or more to Rush’s campaign today?
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My difficulties with the Booker campaign speak plainly to the broad concerns about his bid for office and the running of his Senate campaign – that he is strong on style and ideas, but weak and unproven on the issues. He is unresponsive to his constituency and has produced little in terms of real outcomes that improve the lives of residents and voters in the city of Newark, most especially women and the underserved.
Not so with Rush Holt. A longtime member of the board of Planned Parenthood of Mercer County, Rush supports and will continue to defend abortion rights and reproductive freedom. He supports the Equal Rights Amendment, pay equity for women, marriage equality, labor rights and public sector workers' rights, environmental protection, and single-payer health insurance. Holt also strongly defends civil liberties and he is unwilling to bargain away workers' rights and protections, as well as United States industry and sovereignty, in the name of free trade.
New Jersey voters deserve a candidate who will have their best interests at heart. That candidate is Rush Holt. I ask for your help in sending him to the United States Senate.
With appreciation,
Jennifer Armiger
Chair, NOW-NJ PAC
You can click here to donate to Holt's campaign:
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