“This primary election is not just about selecting the best Democrat to take on Jeff Van Drew, it must also be about finding the candidate that is right on the issues.  In reviewing her policies, understanding her convictions, and tracking her long dedication to public policy and community activism, it is clear that Brigid Harrison is the best Democratic candidate to for the Congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 2^nd Congressional District.

“We are joining together today because issues matter, especially in this election.  Brigid brings more than just a deep understanding to policy, her positions on the issues are clearly in line with our values and priorities – and that is why we are supporting her.  This is the time when we all must dig deep, research the candidates, and ask questions.  And for the sake of the Democratic party and our progressive stances on issues, we must come together to support Brigid.

Professor Frank N. von Hippel, At the height of the Cold War (1983-1991), served as chairman of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the FAS Fund and partnered with the Committee of Soviet Scientists for Peace and Against the Nuclear Threat (chaired by Evgenyi Velikhov) to help provide technical support for initiatives such as a Comprehensive Test Ban, and the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces and Strategic Arms Reductions Treaties. He is the former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology. Now at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, von Hippel’s areas of policy research include nuclear arms control and nonproliferation, energy, and checks and balances in policymaking for technology. He has written extensively on the technical basis for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament initiatives, the future of nuclear energy, and improved automobile fuel economy. In 1993 he won the MacArthur “Genius Grant” in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his fields of research.

The Rev. Robert Moore has served as Executive Director of the Princeton, NJ-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) since 1981, a regional organization dedicated to global abolition of nuclear weapons, a peace economy, and a halt to weapons trafficking. From 1988-2014, he also served as part-time Pastor of East Brunswick Congregational Church, and from 2014-2016 as part-time Co-Pastor of Christ Congregation in Princeton.

Dolores A. Phillips, M.P.H. is the Legislative Director for CeaseFire NJ, the state’s leading gun violence prevention group and has done public interest lobbying of NJ elected officials for more than three decades.