Politico: Progressive Working Families Party backs candidate to replace Rep. Ruben Gallego
Raquel Terán is running for Arizona’s 3rd congressional district and WFP said that the seat will be a bellwether for progressives in the 2024 cycle.
“We think that this [race] is going to be a good indicator — if we’re able to win this seat, if we’re to get her off to a strong start — of what the rest of the cycle can look like for progressives,” Natalia Salgado, Working Families Party’s director of federal affairs, told POLITICO.
WFP said this is the first step in expanding on the six Democrats in Congress that it endorsed in the midterm, including Congress’ first Gen Z member, Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.). The organization backs candidates with backgrounds in grassroots organizing and authentic connections to their districts.
Terán’s endorsement shows the Working Families Party’s willingness to compete in safe Democratic seats and indicated there are more endorsements in the works.
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