FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2018
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Jen Metzger Receives Working Families Party Endorsement in State Senate Race
ROSENDALE, NY — The Working Families Party officially endorsed Rosendale Town Councilwoman Jen Metzger today in her campaign to be the next state senator for New York’s 42nd District.
“I am honored to receive this endorsement,” said Metzger. “The Working Families Party stands for an economy that works for everyone, and a democracy in which every voice matters. I am proud to stand with them.”
Phillip Leber, Hudson Region Political Director of the Working Families Party, said, “Jen Metzger proves that you don’t need to make a false choice between principled, progressive values, and winning elections. Social movements can only do their jobs if we elect authentic progressives, and Jen Metzger is the real deal.”
The endorsement is the outcome of a rigorous application and interview process by the Hudson Regional Council of the Working Families Party, which consists of members of the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation AFL-CIO, the New York Public Employees Federation, the New York State Nurses Association, New York State United Teachers, Communication Workers of America, Community Voices Heard Power, Hudson Valley Progressives, Citizen Action of New York, and state committee members of the Working Families Party itself.
“For two decades now, our state senator has made a career out of taking money from corporate donors and polluters, while giving us handouts,” said Metzger. “I look forward to
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partnering with the Working Families Party to support—not block—legislation that meaningfully improves the lives of the people in our district.”
Jen Metzger’s campaign website is jenmetzger.com, and voters can also find her on social media at Facebook.com/jenmetzgerNY and Twitter.com/jenmetzgerNY.
New York State Senate District 42 includes part of Ulster, Orange, and Delaware counties, and all of Sullivan County.
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