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State Sen. Kevin Cavanaugh endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
Manchester senator, alderman says Massachusetts Democrat “stands up for working families”https://www.wmur.com/article/state-sen-kevin-cavanaugh-endorses-elizabeth-warren-for-president/30602168#
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WMUR has learned that Manchester’s Kevin Cavanaugh, who represents District 16 in the state Senate and is in his third term representing Manchester’s Ward 1 as an alderman, is backing Warren, calling her a champion for working people and a leader, who, as president, would work to raise their wages and provide them with a secure retirement.
“Elizabeth Warren has taken on Wall Street and the big banks,” Cavanaugh said in an interview. “She understands what people are going through, living paycheck to paycheck.”
Cavanaugh becomes the fifth Democratic state senator to publicly back a current presidential candidate, while three others had endorsed New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who dropped out of the presidential race last week.
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Cavanaugh, an organized labor advocate, is employed by IBEW Local 2320 as its assistant business agent. He said he is making a personal endorsement, not on behalf of the local.
IBEW Local 2320 has represented Warren’s campaign workers since last spring. The union ratified a contract with the campaign in the fall.
“For too long in this country, labor hasn't had a seat at the table where decisions are made,” Cavanaugh said. “Elizabeth is building a new table. She will stand up for workers to raise wages and protect their hard-earned pensions and retirement savings.
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WMUR has learned that Manchester’s Kevin Cavanaugh, who represents District 16 in the state Senate and is in his third term representing Manchester’s Ward 1 as an alderman, is backing Warren, calling her a champion for working people and a leader, who, as president, would work to raise their wages and provide them with a secure retirement.
“Elizabeth Warren has taken on Wall Street and the big banks,” Cavanaugh said in an interview. “She understands what people are going through, living paycheck to paycheck.”
Cavanaugh becomes the fifth Democratic state senator to publicly back a current presidential candidate, while three others had endorsed New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who dropped out of the presidential race last week.
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Cavanaugh, an organized labor advocate, is employed by IBEW Local 2320 as its assistant business agent. He said he is making a personal endorsement, not on behalf of the local.
IBEW Local 2320 has represented Warren’s campaign workers since last spring. The union ratified a contract with the campaign in the fall.
“For too long in this country, labor hasn't had a seat at the table where decisions are made,” Cavanaugh said. “Elizabeth is building a new table. She will stand up for workers to raise wages and protect their hard-earned pensions and retirement savings.
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