Release: DE Stonewall PAC Endorses Sarah McBride for Congress
Wilmington, DE— Congressional candidate for Delaware’s at-large district and State Senator Sarah McBride announced today that she has earned the endorsement of Delaware Stonewall PAC, a local organization that promotes the rights of LGBTQ Delawareans. The grassroots organization joins a growing and diverse range of endorsers including Attorney General Kathy Jennings, over 20 local elected officials, and national organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign and EMILYs List.
Delaware Stonewall PAC issued the following statement announcing the endorsement:
“Sen. McBride’s leadership in Delaware has shown our state first-hand the value of working together despite our differences. As a state senator, McBride has passed legislation expanding access to healthcare, implementing mental health and media literacy education in public schools, and advancing climate-conscious technologies. In her ambitious first term, Sen. McBride successfully shepherded the landmark Healthy Delaware Families Act into law, providing paid family and medical leave to workers throughout the state. In her campaign, she has demonstrated her commitment to curbing gun violence, ensuring that the economy works for the working class, and guaranteeing access to reproductive healthcare, all issues that disproportionately impact the LGBTQ+ community and people of color that Delaware Stonewall PAC represents.
“We have no doubt that Sen. McBride will imitate her early successes as a legislator in the Delaware General Assembly within the halls of Congress. She has demonstrated a remarkable ability to work with others to bring communities together and enact legislation that recognizes the inherent worth of everyone.
“While national discourse regarding the rights of LGBTQ+ community has been toxic, Sen. McBride's historic candidacy to become the very first trans member of Congress is a beacon of hope for young Delawareans and other LGBTQ+ youth across the country. Sen. McBride’s candidacy is a shining example of the First State’s promise for all to live out their full potential. She possesses precisely the skills we need in Congress. Delaware Stonewall PAC is proud to enthusiastically endorse an eminently qualified candidate, a fierce advocate, and a friend, to represent us like no other person could. That's why Delaware Stonewall PAC is endorsing Senator McBride and we implore all Delawareans to vote for her in 2024.”
“I am honored to receive the endorsement from Delaware Stonewall PAC,” said McBride. “This endorsement reflects our shared commitment to equality, progress, and a brighter future for all. In Congress, not only will I fight to protect and advance rights for LGBTQ people, I will also be focused on top issues impacting our community including investing in workers and families, addressing gun violence, protecting access to abortion and tackling climate change. I’m so grateful for the support of Delaware Stonewall PAC. Together, we will continue to champion the rights and dignity of every individual, creating a Delaware that is inclusive, diverse, and brimming with opportunity for all.”
McBride has been endorsed by a growing number of Delaware elected officials including Attorney General Kathy Jennings, State Auditor Lydia York, Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, former Lt. Governor and Attorney General Matt Denn and more than twenty other Delaware elected officials, community organizers, labor leaders and community and national advocacy organizations.
Members of the state legislature endorsing Senator McBride include: Senate President Pro Tempore David P. Sokola, Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman; Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha; Rep. Kendra Johnson; Rep. Debra Heffernan; Rep. Krista Griffith; Rep. DeShanna Neal; Rep. Sophie Phillips; Rep. Kim Williams; Rep. Paul Baumbach; Rep. Ed Osienski; Rep. Cyndie Romer; Senator Laura Sturgeon; Senator Russ Huxtable; Senator Kyra Hoffner; Senator Spiros Mantzavinos; Senator Jack Walsh; Senator Kyle Evans Gay; Senator Stephanie Hansen; and Senator Nicole Poore.
Upon her announcement, Nelson Hill with UFCW Local 27, Delaware’s largest private-sector union, said, “Working people across Delaware need a member of Congress who has a record of taking on big challenges and delivering for them -- and Sarah is exactly that leader. We are excited to join working families across the state to make Sarah McBride Delaware's next member of Congress.”
Other organizations that announced their support of Senator McBride include:
End Citizens United / Let America Vote
Equality PAC
Human Rights Campaign
LPAC
Victory Fund
Next50
EMILYs List
