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NEWMAN ENDORSED BY QUARTET OF BUILDING TRADES UNIONS IN SENATE REMATCH BID

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Heat & Frost Insulators Local 5, SMART Local 105, SMART Local 104, and Boilermakers Local 549 Back Josh Newman in SD-29

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Continuing to generate more support from key organizations that represent working people in his rematch bid for State Senate District 29, today U.S. Army veteran, businessman, and former State Senator Josh Newman garnered endorsements from 4 building trades labor unions, outlined below:

  • Heat & Frost Insulators Local 5
  • Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) 104
  • Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) 105
  • Boilermakers Local 549

Newman released the following statement reflecting on the announced endorsements:

“I’m very honored to be endorsed by the hardworking men and women of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 5, SMART Local 104, SMART Local 105, and Boilermakers Local 549. During my time in the State Senate, I’m proud to have put working families first, advocating for better wages, improved working conditions, access to affordable healthcare, and an economy that creates good-paying jobs and a strong middle class. I’m eager to return to the State Legislature and again apply the same commitment to fighting for working families. I’m excited and grateful to be able to count on the support of these organizations in this critical campaign to flip the 29th District and ensure that working men and women in my community and across the state have a strong voice in the State Legislature.”