In The Year Of The Woman, Maryland Women Are Choosing Rich Madaleno

Maryland NOW PAC Endorses Madaleno-Jenkins Ticket, Joining NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland PAC, Baltimore Women United for Maryland

KENSINGTON, Md — The campaign of State Senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rich Madaleno and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Luwanda Jenkins announced the endorsement of Maryland NOW PAC, a leading women’s issues advocacy group in the state.

They join NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland PAC and Baltimore Women United PAC in endorsing the Madaleno-Jenkins ticket. In addition, the Maryland Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America bestowed their “Gun Sense Candidate” distinction. The Madaleno-Jenkins ticket is the ONLY Maryland gubernatorial campaign to garner official support from Maryland women’s organizations.

“I’m very pleased that the Maryland NOW PAC has voted to endorse Rich Madaleno and Luwanda Jenkins in this election cycle,” said Sandy Bell, Maryland NOW’s PAC Chair. “Rich’s many years of experience in the state legislature speaks volumes in demonstrating his commitment to NOW’s issues and to our work in Annapolis. His work for paid leave, and the “Fight for $15” to raise Maryland’s minimum wage, his work in advancing bills affecting violence against women, and his work for many years on the issue of equal marriage all make him a strong choice for us as Governor of Maryland.”

“Progressive women and men have always been able to count on Rich Madaleno to support legislation of importance to us, and to bring others along as well.” said Beth Corbin, Maryland NOW President. “That’s the leadership we deserve! Maryland NOW is proud to support Rich Madaleno for governor.”

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Maryland NOW,” said Madaleno. “Together with NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland and Baltimore Women United, the clear message of these endorsements is that my proven record of championing women and women’s issues is resonating with women across Maryland.”

Lt. Gov. candidate Luwanda Jenkins said, “We have built a truly diverse coalition of elected officials, unions, environmentalists, women’s groups, gun violence prevention groups, and pro-LGBTQ rights advocates. The Madaleno-Jenkins campaign is picking up serious momentum in these last weeks: these endorsements and the others we have earned demonstrate that this is obviously not a two-person race, as some would have the public believe. And with the most robust ground game of any campaign, we are coming on strong to win this election.”

See the full list of endorsements at http://madalenoformaryland.com/endorsements.

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Rich Madaleno has served Montgomery County for 16 years in the Maryland General Assembly. He is an expert on budget issues, serving as Vice-Chair of the Budget and Taxation Committee. Additionally, Rich has been a leader in passing legislation on key progressive issues like marriage equality, ensuring funding for Planned Parenthood, investing in education, gender identity anti-discrimination, and protecting the environment.

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BY AUTHORITY: Marylanders for Madaleno-Jenkins. Linda Eisenstadt, Treasurer.