The Sierra Club endorses Katherine Clark for Congress

MALDEN – The Sierra Club has announced its endorsement of State Senator Katherine Clark in the Special Election for Congress in Massachusetts’s Fifth District. Clark, the Democratic Nominee for Congress, earned the backing of the nation’s most influential environmental advocacy organization because of her commitment to stand up to extremist Republicans who for years have blocked action on climate change.

“Congress needs Katherine Clark,” said Phil Sego, Chair of the Massachusetts Sierra Club Political Committee. “Her passion, experience and skills will help protect America’s air, land and water, while moving us toward safer, saner policies on climate change.”

“It’s a great honor to receive the endorsement of the Sierra Club,” Clark said. “Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time, affecting not only our natural environment, but our economy, public health and national security. We must act now to fully fund and implement our existing environmental protections and act decisively to improve energy efficiency, reduce fossil fuel dependency and spur innovation in clean energy production.”

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.