Easton Democrats Chair Craig Barger Endorses Mermell for Congress

Jesse Mermell’s campaign drew significant new support in the hours after Thursday’s monumental shift in the Fourth District race for Congress, bringing the total number of current and former electeds to endorse her campaign above 100, including Auditor Suzanne Bump and Select Board Chair Dottie Fulginiti of Easton.

Six more Massachusetts Democrats threw their support behind Mermell just a day after Attorney General Maura Healey, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and former MA-04 candidate Dave Cavell shook up the race with key endorsements.

In a clear sign that Thursday’s game changing endorsements are influencing Democrats to coalesce around Mermell as the best candidate to lead on the Fourth District’s progressive values in Congress, Mermell received six new endorsements on Friday from: Chairperson of the Easton Democratic Town Committee Craig Barger, Brookline Select Board Member Raul Fernandez, Brookline Town Meeting Members Kate Silbaugh, Peter Frumkin, and Tracie Burns, and former North Attleboro Selectman Patrick Reynolds.

"The Fourth Congressional District in Massachusetts has a rich heritage of extraordinary Representatives, Father Robert Drinan, Barney Frank and Joe Kennedy,” said Barger. “Jesse shares many of the same qualities demonstrated by these men. Her work in the Patrick Administration , her senior role with Massachusetts Planned Parenthood and her role as a member of the Brookline Select Board has prepared her to hit the ground running in Washington. She has run a grassroots campaign with hundreds of volunteers and without 'dark money'. I share her values and her commitment to the citizens of the Fourth District. I look forward to working with Jesse now on the campaign and in the near future when she assumes the role of Congresswoman."

Mermell’s campaign has surged in recent weeks as she builds the strongest grassroots coalition in the crowded field. She has also been endorsed by Congresswoman Pressley, NARAL, SEIU, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, IBEW Local 103, United Auto Workers Region 9A, the Coalition for Social Justice and many more. A full list of endorsements can be found here.

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