Senator Elizabeth Warren today endorsed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in her campaign for re-election Tuesday.

Senator Warren is among our country’s great leaders and a true Progressive champion.  She has been on the front lines in the fight against President Trump’s hateful rhetoric and divisive policies and she continues to work every day to make America a place where every family can have a chance to succeed.

Rep. Watson Coleman represents New Jersey’s 12^th Congressional District.  She made history in 2015, becoming New Jersey’s first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress.  She has spent her entire career fighting for common sense gun reform, expanded healthcare for everyone and pay equity for all.

“I’m honored to endorse Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman in her run for re-election to Congress. During her time in Congress, Bonnie Watson Coleman has established herself as a national voice for our shared progressive values,” said Senator Warren. “I’m proud to call her a colleague and I hope the people she represents in New Jersey recognize all of the tremendous work she is doing in Washington on their behalf. Now more than ever we need champions who are willing to fight for big structural change, that is why I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bonnie in this fight and the many fights to come.”

“Time and again Senator Warren has shown herself to be a strong, determined and thoughtful leader and I am so thankful to receive her endorsement of our re-election campaign,” said Rep. Watson Coleman.  “The Senator’s long-term vision for raising the minimum wage, ending the opioid crisis and increasing access to health care for all Americans are among the many detailed initiatives she has championed that I am proud to support.  She has also stood toe to toe with Donald Trump and his cronies in the Republican Party and, of course, she persisted.”