N.J. Working Families Party endorses Katie Brennan

The New Jersey Working Families Party on Thursday endorsed a slate of 13 Assembly candidates for June’s primary, according to a release.

The progressive group said the baker’s dozen will be united to support working New Jerseyans. Each of the 13 endorsees faces a competitive primary in June.

“We’re proud to support a strong slate of candidates who will drive real change in Trenton by putting the needs of working families first,” said NJWFP State Director Antoinette Miles. “Now that we’ve finally consigned the corrupt county line system to the dustbin of history, we’re fully committed to electing candidates committed to fighting for working people.”

The NJWFP said it’s paying “special attention” to two candidates: Chigozie Onyema, the co-chair of Newark’s West Ward Democratic Committee, in the 28th, and Katie Brennan, a housing expert and former Murphy administration official, in the 32nd..

“It’s not lost on me that I wouldn’t be able to run a real, competitive campaign if it weren’t for Working Families leading the charge to end the county line and bring fair ballots to New Jersey,” Brennan said in the release. “This is an organization that’s never been afraid to speak truth to power, and I’m proud to stand with them in the fight for affordable housing, better transit, and an economy that actually works for working people.”

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