A day after awesome Super Tuesday results, Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus and about 100 Florida elected officials endorsed Hillary Clinton ahead of the important March 15 Florida primary.
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Among them were the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, and its new chairman Tampa state Rep. Ed Narain.
“Hillary Clinton is the leader who will always stand and fight for communities of color across Florida – and we are standing with her,” Narain said in a prepared statement on Wednesday. “As president, she will end the school to prison pipeline, reform our broken criminal justice system, address gun violence, and make college affordable so that every student can get an education.”
The most senior black legislator in Florida, Sen. Arthenia Joyner, echoed Narain’s sentiments Wednesday.
“Hillary Clinton has been a courageous fighter for civil rights and those without a voice her entire life. Her first job after law school was with the Children’s Defense Fund, where she worked to separate young people incarcerated in adult jails,” Joyner said. “As president, she will stay that course – protecting voting rights, fixing our broken criminal justice system, and building on President Obama‘s progress.”
Jacksonville state Rep. Mia Jones and Gadsden County Commission Chairwoman Brenda Holt also issued emphatic endorsements of Clinton
Jacksonville U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown also officially came out in support of Clinton’s campaign, as did state Sens. Oscar Braynon, Audrey Gibson, and Geraldine Thompson.
xMembers of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus endorse Hillary on the steps of the Historic Capitol in Tallahassee pic.twitter.com/RovXMId7if
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