FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Equality PAC Endorses Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate
Washington, DC – Equality PAC, a political action committee formed by leaders of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, announced today its endorsement of Rep. Patrick Murphy in his campaign to represent the state of Florida in the U.S. Senate.
“Patrick Murphy has been a visionary leader on LGBT equality in the U.S. House, and Equality PAC is proud to endorse his candidate for U.S. Senate,” said Equality PAC Co-Chair Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA). “We need more allies who have not just unending passion for LGBT rights, but also think strategically and smartly about how to make the dream of equality a reality. Patrick’s leadership in the wake of the Pulse shooting and his work as a member of the LGBT Caucus’s LGBT Aging Issues Task Force are just two examples of how he ‘gets it.’ He gets how to support our community when we’ve been attacked and how the fight for equality didn’t end with marriage, but continues on supporting vulnerable LGBT populations.”
“I am humbled to receive the Equality PAC’s endorsement and I am grateful for the important work they do to advance LGBT rights,” said Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL). “Over the past few years, we have celebrated monumental victories for the LGBT community, but we have also mourned incredible loss. After the tragic attack on the LGBT community in Orlando, it is important that we renew our commitment to LGBT equality by passing the Equality Act, preventing hate crimes, and ending the outdated ban on gay blood donations. In the U.S. Senate, I will always stand firmly with the LGBT community on the right side of history.”
Please contact Equality PAC Managing Director Roddy Flynn at 202-656-3181 or [email protected]
with press inquiries.
The purpose of Equality PAC is to work to bring nearer the full legal and societal equality of LGBT persons and creating a legislative environment that is conducive to that goal. The Board of Directors includes Co-Chairs Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Mark Takano (D-CA), who are also Co-Chairs of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and Board Members Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), also an LGBT Equality Caucus Co-Chair, Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI), a Vice-Chair of the Caucus, and Caucus members Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Joseph Kennedy, III (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), and Gwen Moore (D-WI).
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