Former Vice President Joe Biden has rolled out a list of 51 endorsements from current and former elected officials in rival U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s home state.
“We’re proud to have such a long list of dedicated public servants by our side in Massachusetts as we fight to restore the soul of this country,” campaign manager Greg Schultz said, adding, “The Bay Staters who’ve joined with us today are ready for that fight, and know that Joe Biden can unite the country across party lines to defeat Donald Trump.”
Biden’s Bay State support comes from a slew of state senators and representatives, city councilors and school committee members. They include state Sen. Marc Pacheco; state Reps. Louis Kafka, David Nangle, Christopher Markey, Carole Fiola and Mark Cusack; former state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez and former Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O’Neill III.
“These endorsers, and their strong networks on the ground, will also help to support the campaign’s field organizing efforts and ground game in New Hampshire,” the Biden campaign said in a statement announcing the endorsements.
The current and former legislators and activists join U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in backing the former vice president. Lynch has supported Biden since he launched his presidential bid in late April.
Several other members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are supporting Warren, including U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and U.S. Reps. Joseph Kennedy III, Katherine Clark, Lori Trahan and Jim McGovern. Kennedy, Clark and Trahan have done surrogate work for Warren in the Granite State, including hosting office openings and canvassing events.
Notably missing from the list is Mayor Martin Walsh, a longtime friend of Biden’s who welcomed the former vice president to the city in June for a tour of Martin’s Park in the Seaport District and a discussion about climate resiliency there. Walsh said at the time he would “wait and see” when it came to endorsing in the 2020 presidential race. His campaign office did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
Biden’s campaign has rolled out endorsements recently in the key battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The campaign pegged Massachusetts as a “key Super Tuesday state, and one of the most delegate-rich on the calendar to date,” saying the new endorsements “build on the campaign’s momentum after this week’s debate.”
