Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement congratulating Mikie Sherrill on her primary victory in the New Jersey governors race. DTV endorsed Sherrill early in the campaign.
“Congratulations to Mikie Sherrill on her victory.
“Defend The Vote endorsed Mikie early in the campaign because she understands that the broken system is hurting New Jersey families and will fight every day to fix it. She’ll protect the rights and freedoms of New Jerseyans to ensure our democracy works for all of us, not just billionaires and corporations.
“We look forward to helping her win the General Election in the fall.”
Defend The Vote is one of the nation’s leading and most influential pro-democracy organizations. It is dedicated to electing pro-voting rights candidates, up and down the ballot, who will ensure our elections give everyone a voice and our democracy serves the people. DTV supports endorsed candidates through direct donations, fundraising support from its pro-democracy donor network, independent expenditures, issue briefings, message guidance and research, and on the ground and in-state campaign support. Last cycle, it helped elect 108 pro-democracy candidates, including 75% of the candidates it endorsed.
