AL-02: Hakeem Jeffries, Terri Sewell campaign for Shomari Figures in Montgomery
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Thursday urged Montgomery voters to support Democratic Alabama 2nd Congressional District candidate Shomari Figures in another sign of national Democrats’ interest in a seat that could determine control of Congress.
Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, joined Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed; U.S. House Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham; and Figures at the statue of Rosa Parks in downtown Montgomery to encourage support for Figures and the Democratic presidential ticket.
Jeffries invoked Montgomery’s role in civil rights history, including the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March, which led to passage of the Voting Rights Act that year. Jeffries said that Montgomery and this congressional seat could “really play a decisive role” determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
“We’re urging everyone to make sure that you exercise your precious and sacred right to vote,” he said. “Voting is as American as baseball, motherhood, apple pie, Rosa Parks, Dr. King and John Lewis.”
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