Baumbach Endorses Townsend

Fellow Newark State Representative and fellow progressive Paul Baumbach has announced his endorsement of State Senator Bryan Townsend this morning. Rep. Baumbach:

“I am very pleased to endorse the candidacy of State Senator Bryan Townsend, for the office of US Representative. I have known Bryan since 2012, when we both successfully ran for seats in the Delaware state legislature. I have served with Senator Townsend on education task forces, have worked closely with him on multiple legislative initiatives, and have partnered with him on many constituent matters. I have seen him meeting his constituents on their doorsteps, and inspiring the many campaign volunteers who work with him. I have always found Senator Townsend to be caring, smart, principled, and hard-working. Recognizing that he is constantly learning, he graduated from the CSG Toll Fellow Program in 2013, a program from which I graduated last year. He has been a terrific State Senator, and I believe that he will be a wonderful US Representative. It is for these reasons that I am happy to officially endorse Bryan’s candidacy.”

Townsend said he was honored to receive Paul’s endorsement.

“Paul and I came into the General Assembly together at a time where voters in our districts and across Delaware were hungry for new ideas and new solutions to the challenges facing our state, and I’m proud of the partnership we forged from Day One to bring progress to fruition on education, social justice and economic policy. To receive his endorsement today is both an honor and, I think, a validation of the kind of politics and policy makers Delawareans want to see more of at all levels of government.”

I suspect you will see more of General Assembly endorsements of Bryan now that fellow state Representative Bryon Short is out of the race.