DONNA EDWARDS ENDORSED BY SEIU AND UFCW LOCAL 400

Donna's Champions
of Change

AFL-CIO

Planned Parenthood Federal PAC

Democrats for Education Reform PAC

WAND PAC

People for the American Way

SEIU

UFCW Local 400

Sierra Club

Progressive Neighbors

Clean Water Action

EMILY's List

Progressive Maryland

Progressive Democrats of America

League of Conservation Voters

Friends of the Earth Action PAC

Democracy for America

Democracy for Montgomery County

Progressive Cheverly

National Organization for Women

Women's Campaign Forum

Veterans & Military Families for Progress

"We need representation"

I've voted for Mr. Wynn in the past but this Congress and Mr. Wynn has total failed to represent us. We need leadership that truely represents our interests. I'm voting against Mr. Wynn and for Ms. Edwards. Jim Bryson

— Jim Bryson
Citizen

DONNA EDWARDS ENDORSED BY SEIU AND UFCW LOCAL 400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 19, 2007

Contact: Dan Weber – (301) 316-1880

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Unions Cite Edwards’ Progressive Principles and Willingness to Fight for Working Families in MD-04

New Carrollton – Donna Edwards today received the endorsement of SEIU and UFCW Local 400, two of the largest, most active unions in the area, in her campaign to represent Maryland’s 4^th CD in Congress.

“I am honored to receive this endorsement from SEIU and UFCW – two of the most vibrant leaders among organized labor,” said Edwards. “I am proud to stand on the side of nurses, janitors, small business owners, seniors, healthcare and childcare workers to fight for honorable wages, pensions and health benefits. I have dedicated a large portion of my career to improving the lives of workers and their families. When elected to Congress, I promise to fight for the rights of workers in my own district and throughout the country.”

“Donna Edwards has the progressive principles to best represent the Marylanders in the 4^th District,” said Ebs Burnough, Political Director of 1199 SEIU. “She is a proven leader, supporting living wage campaigns, preventing domestic violence and promoting innovative programs that make a difference in the lives of working families.”

“In his 16 years in office, Al Wynn has put interests of big business and his corporate contributors ahead of those of his constituents,” said Terry Cavanagh, Executive Director of the SEIU Maryland State Council. “We need progressive leaders like Donna Edwards to make change in the 4^th District and in the U.S. Congress.”

These endorsements mark a pivotal point in this campaign as they help build momentum heading into the final stretch and bring significant financial and human resources to the campaign An endorsement from SEIU and UFCW represents more than a seal of approval for a candidate; during the 2006 Union-endorsed campaigns of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, among others, 1199 SEIU members knocked on over 100,000 doors while placing radio and television ads in support of the candidates.

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