{"id":719,"date":"2022-03-08T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seanmeloy.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:28:17","slug":"meloy-earns-endorsement-of-state-senator-lindsey-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seanmeloy.com\/meloy-earns-endorsement-of-state-senator-lindsey-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Meloy earns endorsement of State Senator Lindsey Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Following last week\u2019s endorsement from Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Meloy continues to build grassroots momentum for historic race<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 Four months into his campaign for US Congress, Democrat Sean Meloy announces a resounding new wave of endorsements, including the first state senate endorsement in the race for United States Congress in Pennsylvania\u2019s 17th Congressional District. The newly released 17th district is rated a toss-up by Larry Sabato and Cook Political.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing their endorsements today are State Senator Lindsey Williams, who flipped a Republican-held seat in PA-17 in her 2018 State Senate race, Bellevue Mayor Val Pennington, Bellevue Council President Jodi Cerminara, Bellevue Council Representative Jillian Edmondson, and Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would be proud to run alongside Sean because I have had the honor and privilege of working side-by-side with Sean right here in the 17th District for years. Sean understands our community and he\u2019s a team player,\u201d said PA State Senator Lindsey Williams, SD-38. \u201cI look forward to working alongside Sean to serve the people of the 17th.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to endorse Sean for the U.S. Congress because he\u2019s focused on the issues that I find to be of paramount importance,\u201d said Bellevue Mayor Val Pennington. \u201cI\u2019m confident he will represent the needs and best interests of the residents of our Commonwealth and Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need a representative that will listen to the needs of the people and work towards building a sustainable future. That is what Sean has been fighting for and I know he\u2019ll continue in Congress,\u201d said President of Bellevue Council Jodi Cerminara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am honored to earn the endorsement of these strong elected officials who are new and authentic voices for their communities. Organizing our community from the ground up has been one of my priorities, and I know with them at my side, we will build a winning coalition,\u201d said Meloy. \u201cOur grassroots campaign has the foundation necessary to make sure the entire Democratic ticket wins in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>This new slate of endorsements comes as Meloy\u2019s campaign gains grassroots momentum across the district, joining leaders and activists across the Commonwealth and country in support. For a full list of endorsements, visit seanmeloy.com\/endorsements.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following last week\u2019s endorsement from Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Meloy continues to build grassroots momentum for historic race Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 Four months into his campaign for US Congress, Democrat Sean Meloy announces a resounding new wave of endorsements, including the first state senate endorsement in the race for United States Congress in Pennsylvania\u2019s 17th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meloy earns endorsement of State Senator Lindsey Williams - Sean Meloy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/seanmeloy.com\/meloy-earns-endorsement-of-state-senator-lindsey-williams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meloy earns endorsement of State Senator Lindsey Williams - 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