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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAuto Workers Union Endorses Shontel Brown In Ohio House Race
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A regional arm of the United Auto Workers announced Monday that it is endorsing Shontel Brown in the race to succeed former Rep. Marcia Fudge in Ohios solidly Democratic 11th Congressional District.
The endorsement from UAW Regional 2B, which represents 190,000 active and retired manufacturing workers in Ohio and Indiana, is another boost for Brown, a moderate with strong ties to the Cleveland-area Democratic machine.
Shontel Brown has stood with us on picket lines. She listens and brings people together, and that makes her a compassionate and effective leader, Wayne Blanchard, director of UAW Region 2B, said in a statement. We are confident Shontel will work with President [Joe] Biden and with her constituents to Build Back Better ― and ensure the recovery lifts up Northeast Ohio.
Brown, a Cuyahoga County councilwoman and chair of the county party, is competing with former state Sen. Nina Turner, who has a national network of progressive support and growing union backing of her own. The race is expected to be another proxy battle between the moderate Democratic establishment and the partys restive progressive wing.
The endorsement from UAW Regional 2B, which represents 190,000 active and retired manufacturing workers in Ohio and Indiana, is another boost for Brown, a moderate with strong ties to the Cleveland-area Democratic machine.
Shontel Brown has stood with us on picket lines. She listens and brings people together, and that makes her a compassionate and effective leader, Wayne Blanchard, director of UAW Region 2B, said in a statement. We are confident Shontel will work with President [Joe] Biden and with her constituents to Build Back Better ― and ensure the recovery lifts up Northeast Ohio.
Brown, a Cuyahoga County councilwoman and chair of the county party, is competing with former state Sen. Nina Turner, who has a national network of progressive support and growing union backing of her own. The race is expected to be another proxy battle between the moderate Democratic establishment and the partys restive progressive wing.
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Auto Workers Union Endorses Shontel Brown In Ohio House Race (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2021
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. K&R!
PortTack
(32,606 posts)2. Good! The more endorsements the better....send nina turner packin' early!
tirebiter
(2,520 posts)3. Make mine Union.
JohnSJ
(91,965 posts)4. Excellent. Nina Turner would be a disaster