Mermell Endorsed by Hopkinton Select Board Member Amy Ritterbusch

Jesse Mermell today continued to build on her momentum as the strongest progressive candidate in the race to succeed Congressman Joe Kennedy by earning the endorsement of Hopkinton Select Board Member Amy Ritterbusch. Mermell has built a broad coalition of support in the Hopkinton area, including State Representative Carolyn Dykema, Select Board Members Irfan Nasrullah and Mary Jo Lafreniere, Planning Board Chair and former Select Board Member Muriel Kramer, Chair of the Hopkinton Board of Health Lisa Whittemore, and Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee Chair Darlene Hayes.

On the heels of receiving the first endorsement from a Massachusetts statewide elected official from Auditor Suzanne Bump, Mermell has now expanded her progressive coalition to include endorsements from 94 current and former electeds.

"This election is coming down to a clear choice between a proven progressive leader who is supported by nearly 100 local leaders, 21 unions representing 269,000 Massachusetts workers, leading progressive advocacy organizations and thousands of grassroots donors or a candidate who does not represent the Fourth District's progressive values and would take us backwards," said Mermell. "Our campaign is peaking at exactly the right time as voters begin to cast their votes by mail or make plans to vote in person early or on September 1st."

"Jesse has the experience and skills to get things done in Washington while representing the progressive values of our district,” said Ritterbusch.

Also on Tuesday, Mermell earned endorsements from State Representative Denise Garlick and 16 other local leaders from Brookline, Hopkinton and Sharon.

Mermell has steadily built the strongest grassroots coalition in the nine-person race, with endorsements from top progressive leaders and organizations such as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former First Lady Diane Patrick, NARAL, the National Women's Political Caucus, SEIU, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Massachusetts Nurse Association and the Coalition for Social Justice. A full list of her endorsements can be found here. Election Day is September 1st but voters can vote-by-mail now.