Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DFL-endorsed candidate for Governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher earned a key editorial board endorsement today in the race for Governor. ECM Publishers endorsed Kelliher today, saying she is “The best candidate to make her party’s case in a robust contest with Republican endorsee Tom Emmer and Independence Party endorsee Tom Horner.”

Kelliher said of today’s announcement, “I am honored to have this important endorsement from the ECM editorial board, which represents different points of view from rural and suburban communities throughout Minnesota. This endorsement clearly demonstrates that I am the best candidate to connect with voters across Minnesota, to win on August 10^th and beat Tom Emmer in November.”

Started in 1976 by Governor Elmer Andersen, ECM operates 15 weekly papers throughout Minnesota reaching more than 140,000 readers every week.

The ECM endorsement adds to a long list of endorsements from a diverse group of organizations, including:

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party

AFSCME Council 65

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005

Asian-Indian Democratic Association

Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local Union 1

Communication Workers of America

DFL African American Caucus

DFL Asian Pacific Islander Caucus

DFL Disability Caucus

DFL Feminist Caucus

DFL Latino Caucus

DFL Senior Caucus

DFL Somali Caucus

DFL Veterans Caucus

ECM Publishers, Inc.

Education Minnesota

EMILY’s List

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Minnesota State Council (IBEW)

International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49

Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)

Minnesota Laborers

Minnesota NOW

Minnesota Nurses Association

Minnesota Pipe Trades

Minnesota State Building & Construction Trades Council

Minnesota Young DFL

National Association of Letter Carriers – Branch No. 9

North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters

OutFront Minnesota

Planned Parenthood

ReNEW Minnesota

Sheet Metal Workers Local #10

Stonewall DFL Caucus

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United Auto Workers

Women’s Campaign Forum

Women’s Press

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