MERIDEN, CT - The Secretary of the State of Connecticut, Denise Merrill, and State Comptroller of Connecticut, Kevin Lembo, today announced their endorsement of Chris Donovan for the Fifth Congressional District seat.
"We need a proven leader like Chris Donovan to go to Washington and break the gridlock," said Merrill. "Chris has a history of standing up for the issues that matter most to the hard-working families of Connecticut - issues like raising the minimum wage, paid sick leave, protecting our seniors, and expanding access to quality education and affordable health care. Chris has proven time and time again that he takes on the important fights - and wins."
"We can trust Chris Donovan to go to Congress and fight for Connecticut's middle class and working families," said Lembo. "In Congress, I know Chris will fight to grow good jobs with strong benefits, to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and to ensure that every child has access to a world-class education, and every senior can afford to retire with dignity and respect."
"Denise and Kevin are devoted public servants who work hard for the people of Connecticut, and I am honored to have their support and endorsement," said Donovan. "I will work closely with Secretary of the State Merrill and Comptroller Lembo and other state leaders to fight for the families of the towns and cities of the Fifth Congressional District, for well-paying jobs with solid benefits, and against Republican attacks on Medicare and Social Security."
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Comptroller Kevin Lembo join former 5th CD Congressman Jim Maloney, Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman, the Connecticut Working Families Party, the Newtown DTC, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Blue America, AFT Connecticut, AFSCME Council 15, the Connecticut Council of Police, the Connecticut Education Association, the Connecticut State Council of Machinists, the IAFF - Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut, United Auto Workers Region 9A, the Connecticut Laborers District Council, and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 777 in endorsing Chris Donovan as the best candidate to fight for the families of Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District.
Video of the endorsement can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQt2CAG4ntw
