Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Monday touted the endorsements of present and former Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members in his Democratic Nationwide Committee (DNC) chair bid.
“I am honored to announce that former Secretary Marcia Fudge, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, and [CBC Institute] Board Member Lacy Johnson have endorsed our campaign for DNC Chair,” O’Malley mentioned in a put up on the social platform X.
“They are proven winners, and together, we will reengage, reconnect, and rebuild our party,” he added.
O’Malley’s put up additionally featured a press release from Fudge, Thompson, Cleaver and Johnson through which they mentioned “Democrats are at a crossroads and we need a change agent now.”
“Gov. O’Malley is a proven operational leader that will unite our party, solve tough problems, and lead with moral clarity,” they added. “As someone that has run for office and served at every level of government he knows how to reconnect our party to the issues facing voters. We’re proud to back his campaign and remain committed to the work of building a party that wins at every level.”
Fudge and Cleaver are each former chairs of the CBC, whereas Thompson is a present member.
O’Malley, who additionally not too long ago served because the commissioner of the Social Safety Administration, launched his bid for DNC chair in November.
“We must connect our Party with the most important place in America — the kitchen table of every family’s home,” O’Malley mentioned on X the day he launched his bid.
“Jobs, Opportunity, and Economic Security for all. Getting things done. Hope. A 50 state strategy. Now.”
In an interview late final month with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, O’Malley referred to himself because the candidate who might be one of many “best operational turnaround leaders” in Democrats’ historical past.
“It is a change-maker election, and we need to make some changes if we’re going to win,” O’Malley mentioned on the time.
