Pennsylvania Democratic Leaders Unite Around Vice President Harris to Take on Donald Trump

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Democratic leaders across Pennsylvania endorse Vice President Harris as the party’s nominee, focused on defeating Donald Trump in November.

Elected official endorsements:

Governor Josh Shapiro:  The contrast in this race could not be clearer and the road to victory in November runs right through Pennsylvania – where this collective work began. I will do everything I can to help elect @KamalaHarris as the 47th President of the United States.

Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis: This November, our rights, our freedoms, and our democracy are on the ballot. I thank President @JoeBiden for his steady leadership and fully support electing Vice President @KamalaHarris as the 47th President of the United States. Let’s get to work!

US Senator Bob Casey: With women’s rights, workers’ rights, and voting rights on the line, the stakes of this election for Pennsylvania and the Nation couldn’t be higher. Vice President Harris has been leading on those fights and as a former prosecutor, she will draw a clear contrast between herself and former President TrumpShe is prepared to be Commander-in-Chief and is the best person to meet this moment.I’m proud to endorse her candidacy for President.

US Senator John Fetterman: Proud to support and be all in for the next president, @KamalaHarris.

Speaker of the PA House Joanna McClinton: GRATEFUL to @JoeBiden and READY TO WORK to elect Vice President @KamalaHarris to be our next President. The road to the White House runs through Pennsylvania and we are just getting started!! 💙🗳️🇺🇸

U.S. Representative (PA-02) Brendan Boyle: As I said earlier this afternoon on  @KYWNewsradio I strongly support @KamalaHarris for President. She’s an enormously talented and accomplished leader who will prosecute the case against Donald Trump. Now is the time for all Democrats to unite, fight, and win. #Harris2024

U.S. Representative (PA-03) Dwight Evans: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have delivered for Philadelphians, and the nation. I cannot thank Joe Biden enough for his leadership. Now, we must focus on the road ahead. Today, I’m proud to announce my support for Kamala Harris for President!

U.S. Representative (PA-04) Madeleine Dean: President Biden’s lifetime of service is a testament to the most American of ideals — patriotism, democracy, freedom.  The country owes him a unpayable debt — and I am thrilled to join him in endorsing Vice President Harris as the Democratic nominee.

U.S. Representative (PA-05) Mary Gay Scanlon: I am proud to support Vice President Kamala Harris for President. She is uniquely qualified to continue this Administration’s important work, to restore the guardrails of our democratic republic, and to defeat Donald Trump—again.

U.S. Representative (PA-06) Chrissy Houlahan:Pennsylvanians delivered here in 2020, putting Democrats in the White House and we will do so again. Vice President Kamala Harris is the right person to be our Democratic nominee for President, and I’m proud to endorse her candidacy. She is ready to be our Commander in Chief.

U.S. Representative (PA-07) Susan Wild: … I am proud to join the President and many of my colleagues in supporting Kamala Harris to be our next President. She is an accomplished and exceptional public servant, and I look forward to working with her.

Congressman Matt Cartwright: Thank you@JoeBiden for everything you have done to uplift families like mine. Working for you has been an honor.

@KamalaHarris will be our Democratic nominee and our next President. I am so incredibly excited to work day and night to make sure we deliver PA for her in November.

U.S. Representative (PA-12) Summer Lee: …We have no time to waste — what’s at stake for communities like mine isn’t abstract. We need to unify and move forward to defeat Trump and fascism in November. That’s why I endorse and encourage unity behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

Congressman Chris Deluzio: Kamala Harris has been serving the country honorably as Vice President, and she has what it takes to serve as our President, l am proud to endorse her campaign for President of theUnited States, and l will do what l can to help her win in Western Pennsylvania in November.
I know that Kamala Harris will continue to build on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic work to protect our freedom, to build a government and economy that works for all of us, not just the rich and powerful-and to finally put a stake through the heart of right-wing trickle.down economics.
These are not normal times. The Republican Party has decided to nominate a man for the highest office in the land who incited a violent insurrection to overturn the 2020 election and who has left little doubt about his willingness to put his lust for power above the sanctity of our Constitution, We must defeat him in November. Vice President Harris is the candidate in 2024who can lead the Democratic Party and our country to victory in November, once again protecting American democracy.

Former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale: Someone who cracked down on sexual assault & child predators, someone who cracked down on crooks scamming our seniors, someone protected our environment & will defend reproductive freedom. This is why I support  @KamalaHarris as our next President.

State Senator Jay Costa Democratic Leader: The Biden-Harris Administration is one that has put working families at the forefront, tackling issues as important as inflation, infrastructure and health care.  It only makes sense for @KamalaHarris to finish the work. I fully endorse VP Harris for our nomination for prez.

State Senator Vincent Hughes: If you stay ready, you never have to get ready!  Let’s go @KamalaHarris Vice President Kamala Harris is ready and she can win.

Philadelphia City Mayor Cherelle Parker: I am proud to support @KamalaHarris to be the next President of the United States. She is prepared to meet this moment and more than ready to lead on Day One!

State Representative Jessica Benham: Vice President Harris is best-positioned to defeat Donald Trump and save our democracy. While we don’t see eye to eye on every issue, I’ll be supporting her with my vote as a delegate. I envision a world where our tax dollars don’t fund attacks on innocent civilians, where we have access to a clean environment, healthcare, economic stability, quality education, safe communities, housing, and the ability to be who we are without fear of discrimination or violence.

State Representative Matthew Bradford: I wholeheartedly support @KamalaHarris and we will do everything we can here in Pennsylvania to elect her the 47th President of the United States. Now is the time to get to work – (and as @JoshShapiroPA rightly points out) the road to victory runs right through Pennsylvania.

State Representative Amen Brown: This vote…. is for our today and our tomorrow. This election… is for our present and our future. I’M WITH HARRIS! @VP

State Representative Jordan Harris: The road to the White House comes through Pa and I’m rocking with VP @KamalaHarris for President. [….]

State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta: My hair has changed, but never my faith in @kamalaharris. In January we will drop the ‘vice’ and simply call her Madam President.

State Representative Tarik Khan: As a Pennsylvania state representative, I’m thrilled to endorse Kamala Harris for President! Already a historic figure as our 1st Black VP & 1st Woman VP, Kamala Harris will be our FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN President & FIRST WOMAN President! #RepresentationMatters #MadamePresident

State Representative Leanne Krueger: I am ready to work to elect @KamalaHarris to make sure that we continue to move our country forward.

State Representative La’Tasha D. Mayes: It is with jubilation and in the fulfillment of the pioneering vision of #ShirleyChisholm that I endorse @KamalaHarris for President of the United States of America. Our @VP is ready to lead our nation for such a time as this. Let’s get to work! #blackwomenwin #winwithblackwomen

State Senator Steve Santarsiero: I am proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President.  She will fight for working families and the next generation!

State Senator Nikil Saval: For these reasons and more, I am proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President, and will be doing everything in my power to help ensure she wins Pennsylvania and the Presidency in November.

State Representative Michael Schlossberg: I echo my Congresswoman’s comments. Joe Biden has been an incredible President – and Kamala Harris will be as well.

State Representative Arvind Venkat: As a husband, father, ER Doc, @TheDemocrats convention delegate, Indian-American of the same background as @KamalaHarris, and only State Rep of Indian background in the PA House, I am proud to endorse @VP as our Democratic nominee and next President of the United States.

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato: I’m excited to support @KamalaHarris today and next month at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago! Democrats are united and together we’re going to elect this extraordinarily qualified woman to be our next President.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk:President Biden has been a true friend of cities during his administration and I am confident that Vice President Kamala Harris will continue that tradition when she becomes the 47th president of the United States!

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey: I am proud to endorse @KamalaHarris to be our 47th President of the United States of America. Kamala has the passion, energy, and experience to win this race and deliver for the people of Pittsburgh. I look forward to joining her on the campaign trail soon.

Bucks County Commissioners Diane Marseglia & Bob Harvie: We are extremely excited to endorse Vice President @KamalaHarris as our next Democratic nominee and look forward to her serving as our 47th President. We will work tirelessly to deliver Bucks County for her in November.

Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell: Four years ago, Joe Biden earned the most votes of any Democratic presidential candidate ever in Chester Co. I trusted him then; I trust him now. Pennsylvania will once again be a decider in this election, and I am thrilled to rally together and make history with Kamala Harris.

Delaware County Council Chair Monica Taylor: I am proud to endorse @KamalaHarris for President. She has spent her entire career fighting and delivering for people across the country. There is no one more prepared to meet this moment. She will energize and unite our party to take on Donald Trump, and win in November!

President of Erie City Council Jasmine Flores: I proudly support Kamala Harris to be our next president. We have so much work to do in the next three months in our state of Pennsylvania but Harris being our next president has me excited.  Time to get to work on the ground in our communities with friends and family some of us can not afford to lose this election! CO-CHAIR of Latinos Con Harris Coalition has a nice ring to it!! 💜✊🏽🇲🇽🇵🇷

Erie City Councilperson Tyler Titus: The choice is absolutely crystal clear and I am absolutely ready to bust my a$$ to ensure @KamalaHarris becomes Madame President Harris. I cannot wait for my children to wake up on November 6th to know their family is safe with Harris at the helm. #Harris

Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija: As a delegate to the DNC, I can’t wait to vote to nominate @KamalaHarris for President. And as County Commissioner in PA’s most critical county, I am proud to be the first in Pennsylvania to endorse her. She can win, She will win, and PA will bring it home 🇺🇸

Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder: [Kamala Harris] is a leader in her own right, and one tested in leadership as a prosecutor, United States senator, and now as vice president during the most challenging times since WWII. Both history and sound judgment beckon us to rally to her side to do everything possible to secure her nomination as the Democratic candidate for president. She has earned the right to be the nominee during these unprecedented times…We will do what we must to secure her nomination and select her as our nation’s next president.

Philadelphia City Councilor Nina Ahmad:Democracy for the win!! It’s a NEW DAY! LFG @KamalaHarris

Philadelphia City Councilor Rue Landau: This year, we’re going to break the glass ceiling and elect Vice President @KamalaHarris as our 47th President! She’s got my endorsement.

Philadelphia City Councilor Jamie Gauthier: I want to be explicit that I am throwing my full support behind VP Kamala Harris for President, and as a Philadelphia elected, I plan to do everything in my capacity to ensure she wins.

Philadelphia City Councilor Quetcy Lozada: Now more than ever we need to vote BLUE! As a DNC Delegate, I am excited to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Nominee.  She’s smart, she’s capable, she knows the issues of our nation, and she would not be afraid to stand up and fight against any opponent!

Pittsburgh City Councilor Erika Strassburger: I’m grateful for everything @JoeBiden has accomplished during his presidency — a staggering amount of programs & spending that’s helped the most vulnerable among us. I’m also grateful he’s decided to end his reelection bid and endorse @KamalaHarris who I enthusiastically endorse!

PA Dems Executive Director Mitch Kates: Today we witnessed history, one of the most accomplished presidents in America, @JoeBiden, just passed the torch to the next generation @KamalaHarris. Look out glass ceiling here we come and that sh*t is gonna shatter!!! #Harris2024 #ImWithMamala #LFG!!!

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey: I am proud to endorse@KamalaHarris to be our 47th President of the United States of America. Kamala has the passion, energy, and experience to win this race and deliver for the people of Pittsburgh. I look forward to joining her on the campaign trail soon.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti: She understands what mayors need and how good government at the local level is critical to our nation. I’m ready to elect @KamalaHarris as our nation’s 47th president in November. Let’s get to work!

Democratic Party Chair and State Senator Sharif Street: The PA Democratic Party, along with all 185 of its Delegates, stands united with elected Democrats from across the state in support of Harris. This endorsement underscores the party’s confidence in Harris’s vision, leadership, and ability to win in November.

Philadelphia Democratic Party Chairman Bob Brady: @JoeBiden —and America—chose  @KamalaHarris to be our Vice President, and I’m proud to support her to be our next President.

and more : PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

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