Jesse Mermell Earns More Mansfield Endorsements

Jesse Mermell expanded the coalition of local leaders supporting her campaign for Congress by earning 19 endorsements from six key communities this week, including Mansfield Select Board Members Frank DelVecchio and Jess Aptowitz. She was previously endorsed by Mansfield Select Board Vice Chair Michael Trowbridge and Democratic State Committee Member Joe Kaplan.

“As COVID-19 has devastated local budgets across the country, it is essential that the next Congresswoman from the Fourth District has the right experience, vision and coalition to fight for federal funding to support our municipalities,” said Mermell. “I’m honored that so many local leaders from across the district – south to north – have placed their trust in me to stand up for them in Congress. Together, we can take on Donald Trump, fight for Medicare for All and reproductive justice, and lead an equitable recovery to COVID-19.”

“Jesse will not only be a strong, progressive voice in Congress but she will also put in the work to build coalitions and elect Democrats up and down the ballot,” said Mansfield Select Board Member Frank DelVecchio. “I know that Jesse will fight for the support that local governments need to recover from the economic fallout of COVID-19 and I’m proud to support her.”

“I’ve seen Jesse in action,” said Mansfield Select Board Member Jess Aptowitz. “We need a coalition builder like her in Congress who will show up for every single community. I know Jesse will be that leader for the Fourth District.”

Mermell also received support from Chair of the Foxborough Democratic Town Committee and Democratic State Committee Member Dennis Naughton and Democratic State Committee Member and Immediate Past Co-Chair of the Bay State Stonewall Democrats Claire Naughton, who are endorsing in their personal capacities.

“We have both known Jesse for years and trust her judgment,” said Chair of the Foxborough Democratic Town Committee Dennis Naughton and Democratic State Committee Member Claire Naughton. “Jesse's knowledge of how government works and progressive stance on the issues have convinced us that she is the candidate who will provide the best representation in Congress for the 4th Congressional District.”

Mermell's other new endorsements include Chair for the Medfield Democratic Town Committee Steve Teehan, Executive Director of the Coalition for Social Justice, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Raise Up Massachusetts Coalition and former Board Member of Family Values at Work Deb Fastino of Somerset, Wellesley Town Meeting Member and past Chair of the Wellesley Board of Selectmen David J. Himmelberger, Chair of the Brookline Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Michael Jacobs, and Brookline Town Meeting Members Scott Gladstone, Jane Piercy, David Lowe, Rebecca Mautner, Hadassah Margolis, Barbara Gutman, Mark Gray, Dennis Doughty, Puja Mehta, Mike Sandman, and Werner Lohe.

These 19 endorsements build on the growing coalition of progressive local, state and national leaders and organizations who are supporting Mermell, including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former First Lady Diane Patrick, national advocate for gender equity Barbara Lee, SEIU Massachusetts State Council, the Massachusetts Teachers’ Association, IBEW Local 103, the Massachusetts State Council of Machinists, and the Coalition for Social Justice.

A full list of Mermell’s endorsements can be found here.