Jesse Mermell Endorsed by State Rep. Denise Garlick

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 State Representative Denise Garlick (D-Needham) and 17 other local leaders from Hopkinton, Sharon, Attleboro and Brookline. Mermell was previously endorsed by Chair of the Medfield Democratic Town Committee Steve Teehan.

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.

Representative Garlick has represented the 13th Norfolk District, which includes Needham, Dover and Medfield, since 2011 and is the chief sponsor of the Medicare for All bill.

"Jesse Mermell is uniquely qualified to represent our communities in Congress. She shares our interests and concerns," said Representative Denise Garlick. "She understands our towns because she served on a Select Board. She has hands-on experience with state government having served with Gov. Patrick and she knows the complex relationships of state and federal government. She is an effective advocate helping to broker Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law and she has been an activist for a woman's right to choose. We need the voice and experiences of a woman leader and we want her in the House of Representatives!"

"I'm honored to receive the endorsement of Representative Denise Garlick, a fearless champion for affordable and accessible health care, as well as 17 other local leaders from key communities across the Fourth District," said Mermell. "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. 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."

In addition to Representative Garlick, those endorsing Mermell today include: Hopkinton Select Board Member Amy Ritterbusch, Sharon School Committee Member Judy Crosby, Brookline Town Meeting Members Wendy Machmuller, Linda Olson Pehlke, Phyllis Giller, Stefanie Greenfield, David Lescohier, Janice Kahn, Laura Baines-Walsh, Bob Lepson, Julie Jette, Robert Volk, Sarah Boehs and Adrienne Bowman, Former Chair of the Brookline Housing Authority David Trietsch, former Brookline Town Meeting Member, former President of the Brookline Tenant Union, Brookline PAX Board Member and Brookline Town Democratic Committee Member Rachel Goodman, and City of Attleboro Director of Budget & Administration and former Public Schools of Brookline Budget Analyst Jeremy Stull.

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.