New England Regional Council of Carpenters endorses Katherine Clark for Congress

MALDEN – Katherine Clark earned the backing of the 20,000 members of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters in her campaign for Congress. Clark, who won the Democratic nomination for the Fifth Congressional District on October 15, earned the endorsement because of her commitment to stand up to extremist Republicans who held the American economy hostage instead of fighting for middle-class families.

"Your commitment and work on behalf of working families in the Massachusetts legislature demonstrates a quality that is much needed in Washington, D.C.," said Executive Secretary Treasurer Mark Erlich and Political Director Stephen Joyce in an October 21 endorsement letter. "We look forward to you joining with Senator Elizabeth Warren and the rest of the Massachusetts delegation in fighting for those who need a strong voice and a person with conviction to do the work voters expect of their legislators."

As Congress begins to debate a long-term budget, Massachusetts needs a voice in Congress who will advocate for working families who struggle to pay for college educations, cover health care costs, and save for retirement. In Congress, Katherine will take on extremist Republicans trying to turn back the clock on women’s rights and will fight to make sure the issues families talk about around our kitchen tables are the same issues on the table in Congress.

“I’m honored to receive the endorsement of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters,” Clark said. “I’ve spent my entire career standing up for working families and in Washington, I’ll work hard to get our Congress focused on helping them by increasing the minimum wage, securing pay equity for women, and investing in early education.”

About State Senator Katherine Clark
Katherine Clark is the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District. Katherine was sworn in for her second term as a Massachusetts state senator representing Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester on January 2, 2013. She was first elected in March 2008 to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Senator Clark serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. She also serves on the Joint Committees on Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senator Clark is a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Early Education and Care. In 2011, Senator Clark was appointed to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Katherine and her husband Rodney are raising their three school-age boys in Melrose.