Mike Capuano candidacy for US Senate is endorsed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA )
“Mike Capuano has long been a champion of public education, and he will make a superb senator,” said MTA President Anne Wass. “He has a strong pro-education track record along with a deep understanding of the challenges facing urban public schools,” she continued, noting that Capuano was the mayor of Somerville for nine years before he was elected to Congress.
and the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts link.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Massachusetts, AFL-CIO, representing 43 local unions and more than 22,000 members, has endorsed Congressman Mike Capuano for United States Senate. Public school teachers, paraprofessionals, public school nurses, clerical staff, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, as well as college faculty and classified employees, nurses in hospitals, municipal librarians and Headstart staff comprise the AFT Massachusetts membership.
“Mike Capuano has been a strong supporter of public education for a long, long time,” said Thomas Gosnell, President of AFT Massachusetts, “He believes in investing in our schools and works hard to provide students of all backgrounds with the best resources available.”
“Mike Capuano shares our values,” said Gosnell, “Whether he’s mayor, congressman, or senator, he understands the importance of working with teachers to ensure each and every child gets the quality education they need and deserve.”
Black Women for Obama endorsed Mike this morning, {Wednesday November 24} at the opening of Capuano for Senate office, 57 Warren Street in Dudley Square, Roxbury.
Several elected officials who have endorsed Mike Capuano for Senate participated in the campaign event discussion with Mike at the event, including State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry, State Rep. Gloria Fox and State Rep. Marie St. Fleur.
The Endorsement Race (with poll)
While I think we readily agree endorsements don’t win elections, and at the same time union endorsements that can get out a unified vote do make a difference, campaign conversation sometimes turns to the question, who is winning the endorsement race. So who’s winning?
and thus far, polls indicate that Coakley is receiving the endorsement of most Democratic Primary likely voters…those are the endorsements that count the most…expect the numbers to close over the next 2 weeks as opponents slam the leader…but in the end, she will still win by over a 10 %-15% margin. Then we will all be on the same team again.
He is showcasing endorsements from women in politics as a way of combating Martha’s gender-identity political strategy.
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p>Nancy Pelosi, Kitty Dukakis and Diane Patrick have endorsed Mike at campaign events with news coverage to signal to voters that its ok to prefer Mike, that powerful women in politics choose Mike over Martha. The negative reaction by supporters of Capuano’s opponents to the Pelosi and Partick endorsements signals that his oppoenets reconize this as a threat. Had Pelosi and Patrick endorsed Martha Coakley it would not have been all whine and “roses“.
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p>Other female endorsements include State Senator Gale D. Candaras, State Senator Patricia D. Jehlen (D-Second Middlesex District), State Senator Marian Walsh, State Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, State Representative Linda Dorcena Forry, State Representative Gloria L. Fox, State Representative Elizabeth A. Malia, State Representative Denise Provost (D-Twenty-seventh Middlesex District), State Representative Kathi-Anne Reinstein (D-Sixteenth Suffolk District), State Representative Marie P. St. Fleur, State Representative Ellen Story, Mayor Jeannette McCarthy of Waltham, Mayor Denise Simmons of Cambridge, and Boston City Councillor Maureen Feeney.
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p>Mike has been endorsed by six of ten (seven if he endorses himself) US Congressmen from the MA delegation.
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p>CAPUANO
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Fourth Congressional District)
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Third Congressional District)
Congressman John Olver (D-First Congressional District)
Congressman John Tierney (D-Sixth Congressional District)
Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-Second Congressional District)
Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-Ninth Congressional District)
Congressman Mike Capuano (D-Eighth)
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p>COAKLEY
Congressman Nikki Tsongas (D-Fifth)
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Congressman Ed Markey (D-Seventh)
Congressman William Delahunt (D-Tenth)
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p>I’ll leave the analysis of he union endorsements with someone with expertise in that area.