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Sun Apr 11, 2021, 04:18 PM Apr 2021

Auto 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 Ohio’s 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 party’s restive progressive wing.
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Auto Workers Union Endorses Shontel Brown In Ohio House Race (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 OP
K&R! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1
Good! The more endorsements the better....send nina turner packin' early! PortTack Apr 2021 #2
Make mine Union. tirebiter Apr 2021 #3
Excellent. Nina Turner would be a disaster JohnSJ Apr 2021 #4
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