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Tue Oct 8, 2019, 01:34 PM Oct 2019

Progressive leaders Cushing, Messmer to co-chair Sanders' presidential campaign in NH

Environmental, anti-death penalty activists cite Vermont senator’s ‘authenticity,’ leadership on key issues

Oct 8, 2019
John DiStaso

Excerpt:

WMUR has learned that state Rep. Renny Cushing of Hampton, who was a member of the Sanders 2016 Granite State campaign steering committee, is endorsing Sanders again in the Vermonter’s current run for the White House.

WMUR has also learned that Cushing will co-chair the state campaign with former state Rep. Mindi Messmer of Rye, a 2018 U.S. House congressional candidate and current Executive Council candidate. Messmer announced her endorsement of Sanders during a rally last week at the University of New Hampshire.

“He has led the fight to improve wages for working people, end the corrupting influence of big money in politics and take bold action to stop climate change. As a longtime human rights activist, I am also proud to endorse a candidate who has been a lifelong opponent of capital punishment,” Cushing said.

Messmer, an environmental consultant and activist, has been a leader on clean drinking water initiatives on the Seacoast. She said Sanders is the leading candidate on addressing climate change.

“To me, climate change is the biggest issue and Bernie has the most comprehensive plan of any of the candidates on climate change and environmental justice,” Messmer said in an interview.

https://www.wmur.com/article/progressive-leaders-cushing-messmer-to-co-chair-sanders-presidential-campaign-in-nh/29402208

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