The closely watched Democratic congressional primary in Ohio to fill the seat of Marcia Fudge is less than a week away. The race pits Nina Turner, who served as Bernie Sanders’s campaign co-chair, against Shontel Brown, the chairwoman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. On Tuesday, the Women’s March threw its support behind Turner in its first-ever electoral endorsement. It came one day after Warrensville Heights Councilmember Walter Stewart announced he was switching his support from Brown to Turner.
Walter Stewart: “Nina Turner is the one that’s going to take us and who has the vision, the know-how, the experience, and she has the sincerity and heart to carry us forward.”
Over the weekend, Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned in Ohio for Nina Turner, who also just picked up the endorsement of Congressmember Jamie Raskin. Shontel Brown has received the backing of Hillary Clinton and the Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee.