Citing Governor Pat Quinn's decades of unswerving support for progressive causes in Illinois, U.S. Rep Jan Schakowsky today led a group of highly regarded Democratic elected officials and community leaders in endorsing Governor Quinn's campaign.
"I am honored by the support of Congresswoman Schakowsky and so many other well-respected Illinois leaders," Quinn said at a news conference in Chicago's Hotel Allegro. "I am very proud that these thoughtful, hard-working men and women share and support my commitment to setting our state government on a sound ethical and fiscal footing."
"Governor Quinn has demonstrated through a lifetime of public service his commitment to progressive values and the people of our state," Schakowsky said. "He took up the mantle of leadership during a trying time for Illinois, and has worked under difficult circumstances to change the political culture in Springfield. I'm proud to endorse Pat Quinn, and I will work to make sure he gets elected to four more years as Governor."
Further expanding Governor Pat Quinn's broad, diverse base of support, SEIU Illinois Council today announced its endorsement of Governor Quinn's campaign, recognizing his decades-long record of standing up for working families in Illinois.
At a news conference Monday morning in SEIU's Chicago offices, SEIU Illinois Council and Teamsters Joint Council 25-the state's two largest unions-announced they will join forces to campaign for Governor Quinn in the months leading up to the primary on Feb. 2, 2010.
"Governor Quinn has been a fighter for working families all of his life," said Tom Balanoff, President of the SEIU Illinois Council, which represents 170,000 union members. "Pat Quinn is the right person to lead Illinois out of this recession.
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