Last updated on August 15, 2018
The Democratic Party primary for the 15th Suffolk District state representative seat is a live one! Incumbent Jeffrey Sánchez and his campaign team is out in the district working hard, as is his opponent Nika Elugardo and her team. And organizations are also paying attention to the race as both candidates have their fare share of endorsements.
Here is a list of organizations that have endorsed both candidates. Mind you this is not a list of individuals who have endorsed the candidates, as several noted people have endorsed the candidates. *Both of these lists were provided by the campaigns to Jamaica Plain News.
Jeffrey Sánchez has been endorsed by the following:
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund
- NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
- Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund
- Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
- MassEquality, Bay State Stonewall Democrats
- Ward 10 Democratic Committee
- 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
- SEIU 32BJ SEIU Property Service Workers’ Union
- SEIU 509 Service Employees International Union
- SEIU 888 Public Service Workers
- SEIU Community Action
- Local 26 Hospitality Industry Union
- Local 2168 Floorcoverers Union
- Union of Minority Neighborhoods
Nika Elugardo has been endorsed by the following:
- Progressive Massachusetts
- Jamaica Plain Progressives
- 350 Mass Action
- Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus
- Our Revolution Boston
- Massachusetts Sierra Club
- Massachusetts Peace Action
- MassCare (MA Campaign for Single-Payer Health Care)
- West Roxbury/Roslindale Progressives