Bernie Sanders endorses Jess King in Lancaster congressional race

SAM JANESCH | Staff Writer


Democratic congressional candidate Jess King secured a high-profile endorsement Friday from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“I am proud to endorse Jess King for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District,” Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, said in a statement. “Too often, working people in South Central Pennsylvania have been left behind by the political establishment. Jess King’s vision of an America that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and well-connected, is what we need to take back the House of Representatives and the Senate this November.”

Sanders went on to laud King’s support for a Medicare-for-all health care system, regulations on Wall Street, small businesses and breaking up “corporate monopolies” — all frequent talking points during Sanders’ 2016 presidential run as a Democrat.

King, who does not face any opponents in the May 15 primary, is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker.

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