[ [link removed] ]PCCC proudly endorses Matt Brown for Governor and Cynthia Mendes for
Lieutenant Governor in Rhode Island.

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ABOVE: Cynthia Mendes [right] attends our PCCC candidate training with
other progressive candidates.

Today, the PCCC is proud to endorse Matt Brown for Governor and Cynthia
Mendes for Lieutenant Governor in Rhode Island.

With the current Supreme Court's open hostility to 50 years of hard-fought
gains at the national level, more battles and democracy issues will be
decided in the states. But CNN reports that across the country, "More than
half the GOP governor nominees have questioned or denied the legitimacy of
the 2020 election." It's more important than ever to have governors who
will to push back.

Matt Brown and Cynthia Mendes are well-equipped to bring real and
meaningful change to Rhode Islanders. They have built local power and are
leading a slate of progressives running across the state in the September
13 primary -- people who will work together to protect rights and improve
quality of life. Cynthia also attended our PCCC candidate training with
other progressive candidates!

They are up against better-funded candidates, so some may call this a
David vs. Goliath battle. That's why they need grassroots support to win
in two weeks.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in here to Matt Brown's campaign for Governor and Cynthia Mendes'
campaign for Lieutenant Governor in Rhode Island.

Matt and Cynthia have spent their careers on the frontlines of some of our
nation’s toughest issues, and have put together a bold vision for how to
tackle them -- from affordable housing, to universal health care, to
expanding voting rights, to tackling the climate crisis.

Matt served as Secretary of State of Rhode Island, where he worked to
expand voting access by creating a first-in-the-nation automatic voter
registration system and boost transparency by creating a public database
to track the influence of state lobbyists. For the last 30 years, Matt
founded and led non-profit organizations tackling some of the nation’s
biggest challenges, from public education to the climate crisis.

Matt says, "The PCCC has played a crucial role in electing progressives up
and down the ballot, and we’re thrilled that they’ve recognized our race
as critical for building progressive power in Rhode Island and across the
country. We are poised to show how progressives can defeat a deeply
entrenched, conservative machine to win governing power and bring real
change, including Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, a $19 minimum wage,
and a massive investment in affordable housing."

Cynthia Mendes is a PCCC National Candidate Training alum who won a seat
in the Rhode Island State Senate. While there, she has fought relentlessly
for reproductive health care, government transparency, racial justice,
universal health care, and climate action. She is an afro-latina
single-mom and a former health care worker who prior to running for office
spent her time mentoring youth in her community.

She challenged the Chair of the Finance Committee in 2020 and despite
being outspent 4-to-1, won her election in a landslide.

Cynthia says, "This endorsement is especially meaningful to me since the
PCCC gave me my first candidate training when I decided to run for State
Senate. As an alumnus, I look forward to fighting alongside them to elect
the community leaders we need in order to pass Medicare for All, a Green
New Deal, and tax the rich. Their endorsement shows that the movement
we’re building here is capturing the imagination of progressives around
the country."

Matt and Cynthia are building an exciting and progressive movement that
could be a model for winning progressive power in states across the
country.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in here to Matt Brown's campaign for Governor and Cynthia Mendes'
campaign for Lieutenant Governor in Rhode Island.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team ([ [link removed] ]@BoldProgressive)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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