Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge
By Zack Budryk - 08/20/20 01:09 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday announced her endorsement of Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) in his primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
“Never before have the times demanded we elect courageous leaders as today, and that is why I am proud to endorse Joe Kennedy for Senate,†Pelosi said in a video.
She said Kennedy was integral to the Democrats winning a House majority in 2018 and that he “knows that to achieve progressive change, you must be on the front lines, leading movements of people.â€
“Joe Kennedy represents this Party’s future,†she added in a statement through the Kennedy campaign. "He will help lead Democrats forward on the defining battles of our time.â€
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