Katie Porter endorses Engel challenger Jamaal Bowman [View all]

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) on Monday endorsed Jamaal Bowman, who is challenging House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who is in his 16th term in the House, in a June 23 Democratic primary.

“Jamaal Bowman is running for Congress for the same reasons I did — to stand up to special interests and fight for working families. He’ll come to Congress ready to take on corporate executives, not hit them up for donations,” Porter said in a statement Monday. “Our Congress needs new voices like Jamaal’s to push our country forward. As a fellow parent and educator, I am proud to endorse Jamaal. I hope you’ll join me in supporting him in the June 23rd Primary.”

“I am honored to have earned Congresswoman Porter’s support and endorsement,” Bowman said in tweeting out the endorsement.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/502758-katie-porter-endorses-engel-challenger-jamaal-bowman

EDITED: I am removing the commentary I added that resulted in this post being removed in the first place. I appreciate the opportunity to celebrate Rep. Porter's endorsement and find the hypocrisy of Jamaal Bowman's opponent telling. As a former middle school teacher, I welcome Mr. Bowman's influence in our body politic.